Nelson: How is the Aug. 6 election screwy? Let me count the ways, part 2
Michael Nelson
Michael Nelson is contributing editor and columnist for The Daily Memphian, the political analyst for WMC-TV, and the Fulmer professor of political science at Rhodes College. His latest books are “Clinton's Elections: 1992, 1996, and the Birth of a New Era of Governance" and “The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776-2018.”
Local elections are always a mess. Here are ways they’re especially messy this year.
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