Gainesville, Fla., home to my alma mater the University of Florida, has apparently elected an openly gay mayor. Craig Lowe, who endured vicious anti-gay attacks during the race, edged out Don Marsh in a runoff today by just 35 votes, The Gainesville Sun reports. There will be an automatic recount, since Lowe won by less than 0.5 percent.
Yeah. Keep counting until you get the right results. Cheat if you have to. If it can be done in national elections like it was in 2000 and 2004, then surely it’s okay to do the same in local elections.