As the turnout was very small, can you say, even with the disproportionate turnout for Democrats, was the Democratic turnout small as well?
I think because of economic conditions Stacy Garrity has a shot at beating Josh Shapiro in November. I went out and voted for her in the primary.
But I wonder what dirt will be used on her before November.
> Dems appear to be more motivated to show up <
Most of my friends are conservative pensioners - birds of a feather flock together. Some of them are grumbling about gas prices and inflation at the grocery store.
I’m not here to say who’s right and who’s wrong. But I am reporting that they’re blaming Trump. Not white-hot Democrat blame. More like disappointment blame.
How will this affect the November elections? None of my friends would think of voting Democrat. But some might stay home.
Looks like I’ve got some persuasion work ahead of me.
i wanted to vote but with nothing except Lt Gov up for grabs, i need to get my tomato patch finished and planted. it is already late. Skid steer rental to finish the new boxes and level middle earth just seemed more important. And i only have so much gas each day.
Same here. I’m in Berks County. I work the polls. Very low turnout. No exciting local races. Most races unopposed. Boring, although we always have a few mini-dramas. Hard to read anything into November from today where I am. I think Garrity has about as much chance as I do of being an astronaut, so I expect turnout will be very low in November as well. I am in a non-competitive House district.
In my district there was literally one office that had more than one candidate. There were no offices that sparked any interest. I don’t know about the democrat side.
After last elections redistricting, my polling site in Irwin, was sold out to a pittsburgh site making my congress critter Summer Lee, so for the first time since the 1960s I did not vote in this years primaries.
Both Lee the demonRAT and hayes {the pubbie without a prayer in the general election} ran unopposed so there was no need to waste my time.
In the general the demonRATs have a 2-1 head count advantage, I'll vote but it will be mostly just a protest vote.
My precinct had an 11.9% turnout of in-person voters and when the received vote by mails are factored the total participation was 19%
Not shabby at all for a Primary in which there was only one contested race (Lt. Governor) on the GOP ballot and one contested race (Democratic State Committee) on their ballot.
EVERY problem at my poll involved Democrats over-voting their State Committee race. They either can’t read, can’t count, or can’t follow directions.
Amazing.
The only spoiled ballots were from Democrats. The only provisional ballots were issued to Democrats. It makes you wonder.