Heavy Voter Turnout, Democratic Sweep in Lower Merion and Narberth
Local candidates' wins followed those of President Barack Obama and several key statewide office-seekers.
Four Democratic incumbents and a newcomer on Tuesday swept the local races for U.S. House of Representatives and Pennsylvania General Assembly. With 100 percent of Montgomery County precincts and 97 percent of Pennsylvania precincts reporting, U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, Sen. Daylin Leach, Rep. Tim Briggs and Rep. Pam DeLissio were re-elected. Mary Jo Daley was elected to succeed Rep. Mike Gerber. Lower Merion and Narberth voters turned out in volumes that appeared to rival the 72 percent and 70 percent respective turnouts in 2008's presidential election. In Daley's race for the 148th general assembly seat, 73 percent of registered voters cast ballots. In Briggs' race for the 149th, it was 68 percent. The township and borough, both with …
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Keith Best
7:12 am on Thursday, November 8, 2012
The headlines should be screaming "Millions of Americans duped again". Axelrod and the Chicago gang ran one of the sleaziest campaigns ever defining Romney as something he was not. What is the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Sadly, we will get more of the same from a president who was in over his head from day one. The Obamabots … more ›