{"id":5476,"date":"2008-10-20T23:33:17","date_gmt":"2008-10-21T04:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=5476"},"modified":"2008-10-21T07:51:38","modified_gmt":"2008-10-21T12:51:38","slug":"local_ads_local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/20\/local_ads_local\/","title":{"rendered":"Local ads, local candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the run up to election day I need help from our readers<\/strong>. I want to know about all the desi candidates running for elected office this Nov. 4th<\/span>. In the comments of this post please provide:<\/p>\n\n

1) Name of candidate and party affiliation<\/p>\n\n

2) City, State<\/p>\n\n

3) Office they are running for<\/p>\n\n

4) Their website, a news article about them, or a commercial by them<\/p>\n\n

In the early days of SM I had the time to do all this myself<\/a>. These days I am just too busy to do all the research. More importantly however, there are many more desi candidates running<\/strong>. Let me get you guys warmed up by posting Ashish Mahendru’s<\/a> television ad. He is running for judge locally here in Houston<\/a>. That’s right, in Texas you elect your judges so that laws get interpreted just the way you like .<\/p>\n\n

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Big bonus points for anyone that finds a desi candidate running for office in the state of North Dakota<\/a>, where SM’s world blogging headquarters is based.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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