Philadelphia underperforming 2016 totals - but the suburbs are seeing a huge increase.

[Drunken Irishman]

Link to tweet

Ed Rendell, you all know him, is feeling good about Pennsylvania. FWIW, in 2016, he was sounding the alarm on Hillary's chances there.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Fewer voters living in the city?

[Drunken Irishman]

2. Possible.

[grobertj]

3. Don't a lot of working people wait until after work to vote.

That could easily close the gap. And I'm sure the Biden team is all over this!

[mvd]

4. I'd think suburban Philly turnout is a good thing

Also, more Republican areas of Philly are down even more.

[Drunken Irishman]

6. Agreed.

[shrike3]

5. Are the Philly suburbs blue or red?

I remember Ed Rendell, yes. If he feels good about Pa., that's good enough for me.

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Blue.

[shrike3]

8. Makes me feel better, good. And as I said, Ed Rendell's a good barometer.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. That's not what I have been hearing - you might want to find a different source

because we had already been close to the 2016 totals - with just the mail-in votes. This is around the time when people who are voting in-person start coming in because they cannot "work from home".

Not sure who that guy is who did the tweet.

ETA - some serenading of voters during the day here today -

(from one of the City Council members)

Link to tweet

TEXT

Helen Gym
@HelenGymPHL
This is how you feel AFTER you vote in Philly! #ilovePhilly #PhillyVotes #JoyToThePolls @JoyToThePolls
11:49 AM · Nov 3, 2020

Link to tweet

TEXT

Antionette Lee
@arleeonair
#ElectionDay in South Philly y’all! Voters enjoying some
🎷
🎼
🥁
from #Snacktimephilly on the way to cast those ballots.
1.3K views
0:01 / 0:13
12:49 PM · Nov 3, 2020 from Philadelphia, PA

[58Sunliner]

10. I don't know who this guy is, but he uses an Ann Coulter quote

of support to promo his book. Maybe it's meant as irony. He also retweets a black wowan saying she voted for DT and she is still black. He seems to be a mod repuke.

[BootinUp]

11. Hmmm. Nt

[TheRealNorth]

12. I was wondering about the source that this info was coming from

But I trust what Ed Rendell says.

[58Sunliner]

15. So do I, but the other guy has a twitter feed with reposted pukes.

[still_one]

13. He sure has a lot of articles in the Washington Examiner in my google search, and that tells me all

I need to know

[58Sunliner]

16. You do know the Washington Examiner is a right wing, conservative source, right?

With very dubious stories.


"In June 2020, The Examiner published an op-ed by "Raphael Badani", a fake persona who was part of a broader network pushing propaganda for the United Arab Emirates and against Qatar, Turkey and Iran. The Daily Beast reported that Badani's "profile photos are stolen from the blog of an unwitting San Diego startup founder" while his "LinkedIn profile, which described him as a graduate of George Washington and Georgetown, is equally fictitious."[18]

[still_one]

17. Yes, and that was my point why I am very skeptical of the OP

It also looks like the OPs article’s assessment is falling apart as votes come in to Pennsylvania

[58Sunliner]

18. I misunderstood the context-my apologies.

[still_one]

19. Don't worry, all is good.

[FelineOverlord]

14. I had this guy blocked

Because he is definitely right-wing. I have no idea if he is being accurate.