American candidate with Asperger’s Syndrome struggles to become mayor

by Ivano Abbadessa - 2016.10.26

On November 8th, we are not going to see the results only for Clinton-Trump in the race to the White House. There is another battle going on until the last vote is cast. That of Noah McCourt, the 22-year old, Afro-American who has Asperger's Syndrome, running for city council in Waconia, Minnesota. His candidacy has been challenged by his political adversaries. They have expressed doubts about the abilities of this young man, who has had problems with the law until a few months ago (due to his disabillities) and who was, therefore, been under the legal guardianship of his father. But his fans do not accept these criticisms. Their rebuttal is in defense of Noah's passion and competence and especially of his ability to face certain issues such as affordable housing and improvement of social services. “He is paving the way for a generation of leaders with developmental disabilities that will bring about greater diversity in US public offices" – declare his fans.