Posted on 05/18/2010 8:25:28 AM PDT by Vigilanteman
At the Epiphany Church about 7 a.m. this morning, only poll workers were moving about in front of the church's basement entrance. Along the iron fence at the entrance of the Pittsburgh polling place, only two campaign signs hang, one for Democratic State Representative Jake Wheatley and one for his challenger Tonya Payne.
As a few drops of rain began to fall, voters began to trickle in. Minnie Muldrow of the Hill District was the first.
"I try to keep voting, though it doesn't seem to make a difference to me," Muldrow said. "I just go with the flow."
In Kennedy, only five of the 5,700 voters registered at the township's fire hall had voted by 7:30 a.m.
Mel Weinstein, 72, of Kennedy oversaw the operations and said that though Allegheny County projects a 22 to 23 percent voter turnout, Kennedy likely will see 30 percent, as the township "(holds) its own."
(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...
Of course, it doesn't work this way in Philadelphia, particularly if the results are so close that additional votes need to be manufactured.
This is pathetic. Wake up, people!
Slow indeed.
Any particular reason you’re a registered Democrat? And writing in “Conservative” GOP candidates in the Democrat Primary does absolutely nothing to get them elected. Just curious what your mindset is concerning this.
Sadly!? There’s nothing sad about it.
“Minnie Muldrow of the Hill District”
The Hill District is an inner city black neighborhood. These are Obama voters who are discouraged.
PA-15 (western suburbs of Allentown). Terrible weather. Voted at 10:30 AM and I was #123. Poll worker whom I know said it had been slow but steady. There were 4 voting machines and I had to wait about 2 mins. for my turn. This is a neighborhood that likes incumbent U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent (R). I’ve seen a lot of yard signs for him. I’ve seen only a few signs for Sestak and Onorato (same yards for both), none for Specter and none for Corbett. I’d say the interest level is extremely low so that will play to the advantage of the most highly motivated voters which, in this election, are conservatives.
http://www.pa2010.com/2010/05/in-philly-early-voter-turnout-is-low/
http://www.pa2010.com/2010/05/five-tuesday-x-factors/
Dee Adcock's campaign workers stopped by to leave campaign literature. They're the only ones so far in our contested 13th district primary race.
“It would not surprise me to see 80-90% turnout in - ahem -selected core Democrat districts...”
Would those be the districts with the largest cemeteries?
Just voted a little before 4. Polling place empty. Lady said I was number 94. I’m not sure if it will pick up, but this area is full of old Democrats, so...maybe a light turnout is not a bad thing.
Could just vote for Toomey and Corbett here.
I hope someone keeps up on the latest information coming out of PA so I know whether to go outside and dance a jig in celebration of his defeat.
That’s good to hear. Let’s hope that a Specter defeat will finally be the last we see of this traitor.
bkmk and bttt
In my rapidly growing voting district in PA-19, I was #271 at 11:00 and wife was #642 around 3:45.
Our 5 term GOP congressman who takes absolutely NO PAC money has been fighting a negative challenger and our 6 term GOP State Assemblyman is fighting off three challengers. A lot of interest in these races, as well as the ticket leaders. Poll pidgeons for 2 of the Assembly candidates and for the 2 congressional contenders.
Voted this afternoon in the Land of Murrymom. Turnout was still light at 1:30. Our polling location has 3000 registered voters. 220 Dems and 334 Repubs had voted. Did not see the shenanigans of the last election such as buses pulling in with crowds of strangers who tied up the polls. That event effectively suppressed local votes while the judge sorted out the claims. The bused in non-residents did not vote, but tied up the polling location until closing.
NO, you are wrong...independents in AZ tend to be more conservative. I know many, many Republican who have switched to Indy because of mcCain. It won’t help McCain, it will only help Hayworth.
I voted just after 5 today, and was the number 33 (R) at my polling place. They said they hadn’t reached 100 total voters yet. Very slow day.
I hope you are correct. It is a good thing that Dems can’t vote in the GOP Primary, though.
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