Are Dem voters more interested than Republicans in Tuesday’s special congressional primaries?
by George Bennett | February 1st, 2010More than 5,000 Democrats and 1,900 Republicans have turned in absentee ballots so far for Tuesday’s special primaries in congressional District 19, according to elections officials in Palm Beach and Broward counties.
Even allowing for the district’s overall Democratic tilt, the figures suggest more interest among Democrats than Republicans in the primaries. Democrats outnumber Republicans by a ratio of 2.1-to-1 in the district. Through this morning, returned Democratic absentee ballots outnumbered GOP ballots by a ratio of about 2.6-to-1.
Another 3,479 voters cast primary ballots at early voting sites between Jan. 25 and Sunday. Those figures aren’t broken down by party.
Democrats Ben Graber and Ted Deutch are running in the Democratic primary. Republicans Joe Budd, Curt Price and Ed Lynch are running in the Republican primary. The primary winners and no-party candidate Jim McCormick will run in an April 13 special election to replace U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler.
Tags: absentee voting, early voting
February 1st, 2010 at 1:00 pm
How about democrat voters being concerned about the $230+ MILLION that is included in the Obama ‘jobs/2nd stimulus’ bill for BUYING AND IMPROVING AN ILLINOIS PRISON FOR GITMO PRISONERS.
$230 MILLION…can you think of anything else that YOUR tax money can be used for?!??!
Out with Democrats!
February 1st, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Gallup poll labels FL “leaning Democratic” — tell that to GOP Governor and GOP Legislature, etc., etc.
http://bit.ly/aSekMW
February 1st, 2010 at 7:48 pm
Support Jim McCormick. Stop the partisanship.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:22 pm
The answer is so obvious — ACORN wouldn’t be mailing in absentee ballots for Republicans, would they? Maybe a couple, just so it isn’t so lop-sided as to attract attention. Five, tops.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:49 pm
uhh, ed, this is a primary, registered republicans can ONLY vote for republicans, and registered dems can only vote for democrats.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:54 pm
C’mon Geoff –
Just having a little fun here. On the other hand, does your comment mean that you also agree that ACORN would only fraudulently complete absentee ballots for Democrats? Wouldn’t that raise the eyebrows of the FEC, that EVERY voter that they registered was a (D), or that every absentee ballot they collected was for a (D)? Government agencies are supposed to be non-partisan, aren’t they?
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:25 am
i ABSOLUTELY agree about ACORN. They should be thrown in jail for what they did, and im sure they are gonna try again.
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:27 am
actually, those results reek of acorns meddling, nobody expects any sort of turnout like this from the dem camp, let alone that much from absentee ballets…….
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:15 am
Read the article. The district is to 2 to 1 Democrat and the returned ballots are 2.6 to 1 Democrat. This article is over a nonsensical .6 difference measured at 7:30am on the days the polls opened.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:03 am
I know i for one did think that race was even close enough for that kind of dem turnout, thats the surprising part to me.
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:57 am
ACORN – Great idea, name yourself after a nut. lol
February 5th, 2010 at 5:34 am
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