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Cook: Will we vote Tuesday like we did in November?

In this view looking west on East 11th Street, from left, the Hotel Patten, U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the the Chattanooga City Hall can bee seen on February 13, 2019.  / Staff photo by Robin Rudd
In this view looking west on East 11th Street, from left, the Hotel Patten, U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the the Chattanooga City Hall can bee seen on February 13, 2019. / Staff photo by Robin Rudd In this view looking west on East 11th Street, from left, the Hotel Patten, U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the the Chattanooga City Hall can bee seen on February 13, 2019. / Staff photo by Robin Rudd

Tuesday, the city votes for a new mayor. Four candidates have risen to the top, yet strangely, the politician who may most influence the election isn’t one of them.

Donald Trump.

There’s one burning question before us:

Will voters go to the polls Tuesday with similar urgency as they did in November?

Four months ago, during a pandemic, we flooded the polls. Trump drove us there. For or against, we responded to his White House with record turnout.