The low turnout—expected to be 30 percent or less—had Democrats worried about the November general election . . . DeStefano (pictured) arrived around 8:45 p.m. to Ned Lamont’s post-election gathering at Bridgeport’s Testo’s Restaurant (owned by Bridgeport’s Democratic machine boss).DeStefano was handed a VIP pass. Instead, he walked into the grand ballroom, where Bridgeport politicos and campaign staff milled around over plates of pigs-in-blanket and spanakopita. They watched early results come in on projectors.
The buzz in the air was about how few voters showed up to the polls.
If the voter turnout is as low as is being predicted, “it’s not a good message for Democrats,” DeStefano said
If the voter turnout is as low as is being predicted, “it’s not a good message for Democrats,” DeStefano said
This is just anecdotal, but in my town around 5pm, the Republican side in my polling place was busy... I had to wait in line a few minutes. Only one person was voting on the 'RAT side.
Outside our polling place, I only saw Republicans holding signs, no democRATs (this town is about 50/50 R/D, maybe slightly more Republican).
Also, earlier in the day I drove by a polling place in East Hartford - a bastion of democRATs. There was ONE guy standing outside with one Malloy/Wyman sign, and no one other than poll workers were there. It was weird...