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Minnesota Independent: Less personal attacking in Mpls Ward 5 council race under RCV

Ward Five: Crime and economic development dominate North Side race

By Paul Demko 9/28/09

Despite some heated rhetoric, the incumbent believes that the specter of instant-runoff voting, in which candidates will rank their favored candidates, has had a cleansing affect on the race so far.

 “I think it’s much less stressful this year,” he (candidate Don Samuels) says. “There’s a lot less personal attacking going on.”

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