Category Archives: Politics

I don’t have the voters-by-hour data yet, but here’s a little bit to reflect upon. In Tioga County, John McCain beat Barack Obama 62 percent to 35 percent, but in Blossburg, Obama lost by just six votes. Six! 275 to … Continue reading →

A reader thought 64 percent Democratic voter turnout in Blossburg wasn’t very impressive. Actually, 64 percent turnout is excellent, particularly for a primary election. From the Associated Press: PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Election officials projected turnout among Pennsylvania’s 8.3 million registered … Continue reading →

Turnout by party 64.2% of registered, active Democrats in Blossburg turned out. (167 out of 260) 39..7% of registered active Republicans in Blossburg turned out. (194 out of 489) Turnout by hour I expected the results to be patterned very … Continue reading →

Party switching 43 people changed party since 5/15/07 – 22 switched from Republican to Democrat – 13 switched from independent or minor party to Democrat. – 1 Dem switched to independent – 3 unaffiateds switched to Republican – 4 did … Continue reading →

I confess: I’m a political junkie and the presidential and 5th congressional district races are sucking me in. At the same time, I’m registered Green because I don’t feel that either major party represents my interests well, and I think … Continue reading →