3: The Ballot Box in the Room

In Absentia

3: The Ballot Box in the Room

By Kate Seltzer,

Jim Haddadin, Meg Dalton, Cassandra Basler, Bria Lloyd

Published May 6, 2024 at 8:05 PM EDT

A Bridgeport ballot box is lit up by street lights from its position on Boston Ave. on Election Day November 07, 2023. — A Bridgeport ballot box is lit up by street lights from its position on Boston Avenue on Election Day Nov. 7, 2023.

Mayor Joe Ganim keeps winning elections with the support of Bridgeport鈥檚 Democratic political machine. Machine politics has a rich and controversial history in the United States. Today, critics say it鈥檚 thriving in Bridgeport 鈥� and that it鈥檚 holding the city back.

In Absentia

Kate Seltzer

Kate Seltzer joined 海角换妻 as an investigative reporting fellow in January of 2023. She's also the co-host of the station鈥榮 limited series podcast 'In Absentia'.

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Jim Haddadin

Jim Haddadin is an editor for The Accountability Project, 海角换妻's investigative reporting team. He was previously an investigative producer at NBC Boston, and wrote for newspapers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

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Meg Dalton

Meg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows for 海角换妻 where she oversees the station鈥檚 talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.

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Cassandra Basler

Cassandra Basler oversees 海角换妻鈥檚 flagship daily news programs, Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She鈥檚 also an editor of the station鈥檚 limited series podcast, 'In Absentia' and producer of the five-part podcast Unforgotten: 海角换妻鈥檚 Hidden History of Slavery.

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Bria Lloyd

Bria Lloyd joined 海角换妻 as an investigative reporter for The Accountability Project in November 2022. She鈥檚 also the co-host of the station鈥檚 limited series podcast, 'In Absentia'.

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