Transparency Trumps in Muskogee
College freshman, John Tyler Hammons, is elected Mayor of Muskogee Oklahoma. Hammons won a runoff with over 70 percent of the vote over former Mayor Hershel Ray McBride. Hammons defeated a 3 term former mayor who outspent him 10 to 1. He ran on a transparency platform. He said that his message that resonated with voters was openness of government and keeping citizens better informed of city operations.
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May 14th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
This is so awesome. I think people truly understand the causal link:
transparency=accountability(the way corporations run business)=small government=liberty
May 16th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
[...] A 19 year-old college freshman has been elected the Mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma. Not kidding…he defeated a 3-term former mayor who outspent him 10 to 1. How? A platform of transparency and open government. [...]
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:56 pm
[...] A 19 year-old college freshman has been elected the Mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma. Not kidding…he defeated a 3-term former mayor who outspent him 10 to 1. How? A platform of transparency and open government. [...]
May 22nd, 2008 at 3:24 pm
[...] A 19 year-old college freshman has been elected the Mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma. Not kidding…he defeated a 3-term former mayor who outspent him 10 to 1. How? A platform of transparency and open government. [...]
June 1st, 2008 at 9:48 pm
[...] A 19 year-old college freshman has been elected the Mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma. Not kidding…he defeated a 3-term former mayor who outspent him 10 to 1. How? A platform of transparency and open government. [...]