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PUNCHCARD Series: Gambit’s Electionland Allows Citizens To Ask Questions & We Have Our Own
In our interactive world, we pretty much expect immediate or ASAP response time. With the common availability of WiFi, 3G, smartphones, etc., there’s almost no reason NOT to be connected, especially if you are in a position that might require you to provide answers in a time-sensitive fashion.
With this in mind, I was excited to see Electionland pop up on the Gambit’s Best of New Orleans blog with the promise of interacting with mayoral candidates in an open online forum. Readers were encouraged to submit questions and expectations were set that mayoral candidates would answer them on January 6. As of the day of this writing (January 19), nine questions were asked and the breakdown is as such:
- One question was directed specifically at James Perry. He answered that question and one other.
- Seven of the 8 relevant questions were answered by Troy Henry.
- Only one of the 8 relevant questions were answered by both John Georges and Mitch Landrieu. Coincidentally, it was the same question about the crime/education link.
