Watching the current weekend HBO Poll (in the left rail) was interesting Saturday evening and night. It asks: "Do you trust Mayor Sandi Bloem's administration to develop a plan for McEuen Field that reflects the public's wishes?" On Friday, the first of the three-day weekend poll, the Bloem administration had solid support of 63% yes and 34% no. When I checked it again around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the yes vote outnumbered the no by 59% to 37%. At 10 o'clock, however, the no votes had surged to pull two votes ahead of the yes vote. I then watched for a half hour as the no votes outpaced the yes votes 18 to 1 to lead 52% to 43%. Unquestionably, a Bloem detractor has sent a mass e-mail encouraging allies to juice the poll. Which I don't mind. Extra page-views are always nice. Now, for your Wild Card ...

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