Democracy in action?

Just goes to show you that anyone can be part of the political process.

From The Detroit News:
Student council loser wins big as teen mayor
By Brad Heath / The Detroit News

HILLSDALE -- Michael Sessions' political career had an inauspicious start: When he ran for student council this year, he lost.

Now he's about to be mayor.

Sessions, an 18-year-old high school student, won a long-shot write-in campaign this week to oust Hillsdale's 51-year-old mayor.

"I just thought I'd give it a shot," Sessions said with a smile. "I hoped I'd win. But I didn't really know what would happen."

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