At the midway point of the Democratic primary for mayor, voting turnout across city precincts is anemic, even in the traditionally higher voting areas such as Black Rock and Winthrop in the North End.
Historically, low turnout tends to weigh favorably for the incumbent backed by the organization that will turn out the base support. This also signals voters are uninspired by the opponent’s campaign.
Four years ago roughly 750 Democrats turned out at Black Rock for the primary. Turnout is tracking dramatically lower today with only 144 votes cast at noon.
Part of this is due to the heavy number of electors who have voted absentee, more than 2,000.
Mayor Joe Ganim is expected to have an edge over Gomes in this area, so that places a heavier burden on the Gomes campaign to win the walk-in vote.
No matter what happens today, both Ganim and Gomes have ballot placements in November: Ganim the New Movement Party and Gomes the Bridgeport Independent Party.
Lamond Daniels, who failed to qualify for the primary petitioned successfully onto the November ballot.
HELLO!!! LAMOND! ARE YOU THERE?!!! ALL OF THE D’s STAYING HOME TODAY ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO VOTE FOR… YOU ARE THEIR ONLY LOGICAL CHOICE… DID YOU GET OUT TO GREET SOME VOTERS AT THE POLL TODAY? ALOT OF D’s AT THE POLLS ARE ONLY THERE BECASUE THEY REALLY DON’T WANT THE OTHER GUY IN THERE — NOT SON MUCH BECAUSE THEY THINK THEIR GUY IS GREAT… THEY ARE YOUR VOTERS… + ALL OF THE D STAY-AT -HOMES, AND I’s and DISAFFECTED R’s… HELLO!! THEY’RE YOURS IN NOVEMBER IF YOU DO SOME WORK… GET OUT THERE, LAMOND! BRIDGEPORT NEEDS A REAL CHANGE!
Oh — and a double homicide last night in the Port… Bridgeport’s back! Yeah… (But don’t go Downtown — you might get shot while you’re sipping your drink…)
Jeff, did you write in Jasper McLevy!
Yes, I did. He went through the roof!…
Hysterical! Maybe only Tom Kelly and Jim “Sonny” Fox will understand.
It appears the machine was able to manufacture the ABs of Jasper, Stephan Panik and Phineas Taylor again.
Does any other municipality in the U.S. determine their election via absentee ballots?