Kyle Bailey
Kyle Bailey has over a decade managing independent candidate and referendum campaigns in Maine, winning Ranked Choice Voting in 2016 and marriage equality in 2012 — both national firsts at the ballot box.
Articles by Kyle
Atlanta's Partisan Machine Dupes Voters to Score Narrow Victory in Mayor's Race
With just the right amount of grease applied to its gears, Atlanta's partisan political machine reversed momentum in the race for mayor and defeated independent Councilor Mary Norwood by 759 votes out of more than 92,000 cast, according to the unofficial count.The winner, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, is the hand-picked successor of outgoing Mayor Kasim Reed, whose administration is under FBI investigation. Bottoms defeated Norwood with the help of a last-minute infusion of cash, an estimated $...
07 Dec, 2017
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2 min read
A Major US City Could Soon Elect Its First Independent Mayor
Atlanta City Councilor Mary Norwood could be well on her way to becoming the city’s first independent mayor and one of the most prominent independent elected officials in the country on Tuesday.
According to a survey of likely Atlanta voters released by WSB-TV Friday, independent Councilwoman Mary Norwood held a 6-point lead over her opponent, Councilor Keisha Lance Bottoms, heading into the December 5 runoff.
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04 Dec, 2017
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3 min read