Scurry away from Blaine, Minn. '06

You can't exactly call it politics as usual when a candidate asks you not to vote for him. That is what is happening in Blaine, Minnesota's City Council race.

According to the Associated Press, Paul Herold is asking people to vote for his opponent in the upcoming November election. Herold said he no longer wants to serve the Minneapolis suburb since he landed a new job that will involve a lot of travel and would leave him unable to adequately fullfill his duties on the city council.

Isn't the idea of a politician not contantly being around appealing to voters? This blog predicts a major backfire.