The Corruption of a Local GOP
In the 2013 mayoral election for the city of Syracuse, there was no Republican candidate to run against incumbent Democrat, Stephanie Miner. To give the people of Syracuse a choice, Ian Hunter, a local conservative, and a small group of activists wore out their walking shoes going door to door to collect enough signatures to get his name on the ballot. The requirement was 569 signatures. The group was able to collect 680 thereby securing his nomination. After their customary review, the Board of Elections ruled that they’d only collected 572 “valid” signatures. According to people knowledgeable of the… Keep Reading