Dead man elected as US mayor
Voters in a US town have elected a dead man as their mayor.
Carl Geary died a month ago from a heart attack as he campaigned to be selected for the small country town. Despite his sudden death he still polled over three times as many votes as his rival in the election in Tracy City, Tennessee.
His widow, Susan Geary, said his election "was not a surprise at all to me."
"The day he passed away, people were calling with condolences and saying, 'We're still voting for him,'" she said.
Geary, 55, was known for his straight talking and served on the local council. He polled 285 votes to his rival's 85.
Local business owners said the vote to elect Geary was as a protest against the current mayor, Barbara Brock.
I hope this catches on. I seem to recall the same thing happening in a town in Europe.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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