Good luck Philly, hopefully you'll do better than NYC who could have had a qualified woman but got stuck with a Mayor Cop who thinks he's a super cool dude.
It's looking bleak here in Philly. My husband voted at 8:30am (hour and a half after polls opened) and he was number 11. (I voted by mail two weeks ago, but experience suggests that the people who vote early by mail are also the people who always vote anyway.)
Ahh, yes thank you! However, maths is still a little fuzzy. Less than 30% of Dem, being 85% of the total. So let's say it's 26%; 0.85 x 0.26= 22% total turnout right there not counting R's.
The problem with a crowded primary field is that a lot of the candidates start to blur together. With so much overlap in their views, it’s hard for a single candidate to rise above the throng.
You seem to be quoting from Victoria's tweet, embedded below. I think the math goes like this: total voter turnout is <30% of eligible voters, but the vast majority of that 30% will be Democrats because the GOP nomination is already sewn up for David Oh. So let's set an upper limit of 30% of eligible Democratic voters turning out.
The top Democratic nominees are presently in a multiway tie. Whoever edges out the others will do so with the slimmest majority, 50.1% let's say, out of all primary votes cast for Democratic nominees.
50.1% X 30% = 15% give or take. Those 15% are the voters effectively choosing the next Philly mayor, because Oh has no chance in the general election.
Thank you, that makes sense. I was getting hung up on the sentence structure and so was our wonkette, as you can see in the third paragraph of the article.
What will the new mayor do about all the guys who are up to no good starting trouble in the West Philadelphia neighborhoods of would be Bel Air royalty?
Didn't help that The Inquirer was hacked, so no Sunday edition. No indication on who was behind it.
https://twitter.com/mvario1...
#VoteGym #VoteProgressive
Good luck Philly, hopefully you'll do better than NYC who could have had a qualified woman but got stuck with a Mayor Cop who thinks he's a super cool dude.
Was there some sort of debate rule that Girls Wear Red, Boys Wear Blue?
They look like the World's Oldest Swing Choir
It's looking bleak here in Philly. My husband voted at 8:30am (hour and a half after polls opened) and he was number 11. (I voted by mail two weeks ago, but experience suggests that the people who vote early by mail are also the people who always vote anyway.)
With those turnout numbers, they should consider replacing voting with a few rounds of ro-sham-bo.
Ahh, yes thank you! However, maths is still a little fuzzy. Less than 30% of Dem, being 85% of the total. So let's say it's 26%; 0.85 x 0.26= 22% total turnout right there not counting R's.
How the heck is total turnout 15%?
The female candidates would definitely have an advantage.
The problem with a crowded primary field is that a lot of the candidates start to blur together. With so much overlap in their views, it’s hard for a single candidate to rise above the throng.
in this mess we can consider ourselves fortunate to have people like the great Victoria Brownworth.
I'm always getting a terrible sinking feeling when I see low turnout numbers.
You're doing the Lord's work in the City of Brotherly Love...
So THAT's why it's always sunny there, no Republicans
You seem to be quoting from Victoria's tweet, embedded below. I think the math goes like this: total voter turnout is <30% of eligible voters, but the vast majority of that 30% will be Democrats because the GOP nomination is already sewn up for David Oh. So let's set an upper limit of 30% of eligible Democratic voters turning out.
The top Democratic nominees are presently in a multiway tie. Whoever edges out the others will do so with the slimmest majority, 50.1% let's say, out of all primary votes cast for Democratic nominees.
50.1% X 30% = 15% give or take. Those 15% are the voters effectively choosing the next Philly mayor, because Oh has no chance in the general election.
https://twitter.com/VABVOX/...
Thank you, that makes sense. I was getting hung up on the sentence structure and so was our wonkette, as you can see in the third paragraph of the article.
Thank you, SER!!!
What will the new mayor do about all the guys who are up to no good starting trouble in the West Philadelphia neighborhoods of would be Bel Air royalty?
Well... it is Philly.