Bailey: Candidate flaws and other issues arise in suburban races
Clay Bailey
Clay Bailey, a lifelong Memphian, has worked as a reporter in the city four decades. He concentrated on suburban coverage for the bulk of his career, except for a stint as sports editor of The Daily Memphian when it launched in September 2018. He now is suburban editor and also serves as a freelance sports writer for The Associated Press.
As anyone with a pulse knows, Election Day is less than three weeks away. And in Shelby County, early voting started this week.
Televisions are flooded with political ads. Texts come to your phone asking for money for a national candidate or two or 10. Scrolling through social media is interrupted by another pitch for your vote. And then there are the sharing and stances of friends touting their particular choices.
At The Daily Memphian we are trying to provide coverage of the various municipal races across the suburbs, although quite a few of them are uncontested. Yes, we realize the stories only add to the political overload.
Still, a couple of the contested suburban ones are drawing some finger-pointing. Maybe a bit more than the normal bickering.
The question is — just how serious do the accusations impact voters?
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