Plunking

Don’t worry, I just heard about “plunking” this year.  Plunking is also known as bullet voting (not around here.) 

For those in the dark as to the concept of plunking,” it is a voting strategy. You select only the candidate you truly want to see in office and no others who might beat them, in part because you voted for them.  Although you can vote for up to five for School Board, that does not mean that you must vote for five. 

It was explained to me like this: “It’s like taking a pitcher of water and rather than pouring it into five small glasses, you are pouring it into one tall glass. In essence, you are giving that person five votes.”

So when Joe Wertheim said in a previous comment, “James Cannon is the only candidate who makes any sense, and this primary is a perfect example of when "plunking" should be the orders of the day. Vote only for James and none of the other school board candidates so that we can make sure he is on the ballot in November,” that is what he meant. 

And to be clear, Joe was referring to James Cannon as the only SCHOOL BOARD candidate who makes any sense.  B>)