# Lets look at election absuridties.

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 6, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-look-at-election-absuridties/640118 "2012-11-06T18:38:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-look-at-election-absuridties/640118/1 "2012-11-06T18:38:28Z")

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This is my vote for representative. Does anything make you prouder of your democracy than an official analysis that includes the Phrases “The 11th then experienced one of the strangest sequences of events in electoral history” and “This race is a mess”. Basically neither party really bothered to find a real candidate.

What fun is going on in your area?

> **[2012 Michigan 11th District - Bentivolio vs. Taj | RealClearPolling](https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/house/general/2012/michigan/district-11/bentivolio-vs-taj)**
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> 2012 Michigan 11th District - Bentivolio vs. Taj | RealClearPolling

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> The 11th then experienced one of the strangest sequences of events in electoral history. McCotter embarked upon a quixotic run for the presidency, which ended before the first primary votes were cast. It looked as though he would simply return to Washington, but he failed to submit enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.
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> That left the GOP with reindeer farmer Kerry Bentivolio as its nominee. The libertarian Bentivolio is an odd fit for the district, to say the least. But Democrats were caught flat-footed by McCotter’s failure as well, and their nominee, Syed Taj, is less than impressive as well. This race is a mess, and it is probably only the GOP tilt of the district that is saving the GOP here.