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How nice of Crisler. Not only is he inviting you to attend his watch party after you vote for him today, he is also inviting his fellow Democratic challengers.

Harvey Johnson, Robert Johnson, Jabari Toins? Yes, they will all be there. Just look for their name tags.

Not too familiar with what the other candidates look like? Fear not. Neither does the graphic designer.

โ€˜Dotโ€™ Benford is very masculine. Donโ€™t believe me? Look at the picture again.

Find John Horhn at the party by spotting a man born without a neck. That or he is now reptilian.

Jabari Toins has lost a considerable amount of weight since the debate. Quite a shame, too. Iโ€™m not sure if he will be able to fit into his dapper suits.

Everyoneโ€™s heard the news that Frank Melton is in poor health. Not according to the invitation. Frank Melton is now the tallest candidate in the field.

Maybe weโ€™ve got this all wrong. Perhaps Crisler is trying to convey a deeper message: Nobody in this field has made a deep enough impact to become a favorite in the mayoral race. Taking a page from Eminem, Crisler is asking for the real mayoral candidate to please stand up.

Not so fast, Jabari.

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That’s one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen. Hopefully, the person who chose it would not be the person designing the city’s Web site, should Crisler become mayor!?! Yikes.


Haha, good read. I was picturing Horhn with dreadlocks though.

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