read the morning papers and turns out that, while I slept, an additional GOPer got elected in my area, too .... by 18 votes. 801 to 783. due to AB’s, etc. We wrote him off as a lost cause weeks ago.
One other GOP newcomer lost citywide,
3926 to 3911
In my voting place, over 20% of the votes for at-large alderman were BLANK. We just needed 15 more republicans who showed up to actually vote for the Republicans, instead of leaving their vote blank for alderman.
One final spot, we lost by 4 votes ... and 17 ballots were spoiled due to error ... the wrong ballots were used at that spot briefly ... so we get a second chance likely. A re-vote next month.
I think in the future I am only working locally at these ward matters in my own town cuz I like to win. Winning at a larger scale requires cooperation of too many other people.
I just have a hard time getting worked up over the VA Gov race since I am not involved in it. In my old age, I figure the greater world can take of itself and I will work on stomping out the communists in my own ward area. It is an interesting project cuz one voting district in part of state rep district 25 (a challenging area) and the next voting district over is part of a swing district state rep ... which could go GOP when it is open. So that is 2 state rep seats we can work on.
I’ve helped win 5 state rep seats since ‘10, but as an out-of-towner, I am cast aside as irrelevant after the victory is obtained. It was a flawed strategy. Successful, but flawed. And the Scott Brown people never send me a Christmas card. I don’t even get one from Doug Hoffman NY-23 (Dede Scazzafava opponent).
“Stay local, my friends.”
“I am the most interesting political hack in the world.” -campaignPete
Pete, given that the screw- up with the 17 wrong ballots occured in a district that elects two aldermen, with one Democrat being easily in first place, a Democrat placing second (far off first place), a Republican third just 4 votes away from second place, and another Republican fourth 18 votes away from second place, will the revote take place with al mfour candidates on the ballot, or just among the second and third-place finishers?