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4: ‘The Most Confusing Election in the Country’

Bridgeport mayoral candidate John Gomes (left) and his campaign manager Christine Bartlett-Josie (right) get up from a table in the back of the Cape Verdean Association seconds after receiving information from City Hall that Joe Ganim (far left on screen) received more votes than Gomes, November 07, 2023.
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Bridgeport mayoral candidate John Gomes (left) and his campaign manager Christine Bartlett-Josie (right) get up from a table in the back of the Cape Verdean Association seconds after receiving information from City Hall that Joe Ganim (far left on screen) received more votes than Gomes, Nov. 7, 2023.

What systems enable political dysfunction? How can people in power be held accountable? In Bridgeport — and across ºÚÁÏÐÂΊ— people are working to change government through grassroots activism and election reforms.

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