Reply #1: I have to offer an alternative opinion

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There is no New Orleans election controversy. It is contrived by political operatives. If a registered voter of New Orleans wants to vote he/she can. It might take a little effort on their part, but perish the thought. Per yesterday's Times-Picayune, the candidates showed up in Houston for a forum and damn near no one showed up. If New Orleans residents care about their city they will vote and then they will get their butts back to the city and take that shovel from the guy from Minnesota or Utah or Oregon who has been cleaning up the city. Maybe the right thing to do is let all the volunteers from out of town who have been working their asses off for months cleaning up the city vote for the next Mayor.