I mean we saw the Delco results coming, but a ousted R state rep ran for school board in Upper Darby and didn't win. They got absolutely hammered. Buh bye.

Bernie O’Neill in Bucks, my erstwhile state rep opponent who ultimately resigned, also wound up on my school board via a resignation of another member and an appointment of him. He was in a special last night. He had never lost an election.

Now he has.

Bucks also controlled by Dems at the row offices for the first time in living memory.

pacino wrote:Fucking Berks County went fully Republican on the county level but more Democratic on the city level. It's almost completely two different counties at this point.

can't believe sheeler lost. he does a fantastic job from everything i hear.

ReadingPhilly wrote:

pacino wrote:Fucking Berks County went fully Republican on the county level but more Democratic on the city level. It's almost completely two different counties at this point.

can't believe sheeler lost. he does a fantastic job from everything i hear.

How many seats did Dems lose in the row offices?

CalvinBall wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:

pacino wrote:Fucking Berks County went fully Republican on the county level but more Democratic on the city level. It's almost completely two different counties at this point.

can't believe sheeler lost. he does a fantastic job from everything i hear.

How many seats did Dems lose in the row offices?

he was the only one. recorder of deeds. the republican incumbents won sheriff, register of wills (unopposed), county controller (unopposed) and clerk of courts. incumbent dem won district attorney (unopposed).

Berks is the next target then. Lancaster as well. Keep the blue pushing out to Harrisburg down 76.

Wolfgang622 wrote:One consequence of last night’s Bucks County Democratic wipe out of the GOP is that I, who unfortunately was a non-participant this time, am going to be president of the Centennial School Board.

Lord help me.

congrats on winning an election you apparently weren't even in!

Wolfgang622 wrote:One consequence of last night’s Bucks County Democratic wipe out of the GOP is that I, who unfortunately was a non-participant this time, am going to be president of the Centennial School Board.

Lord help me.

Having been there myself, Lord help you indeed. Congratulations though.





Seriously, CONGRATULATIONS. BOEs need good, dedicated people like yourself.

Working families party candidate (Kendra Brooks) takes a republican seat on the philly city council.

JUburton wrote:Working families party candidate (Kendra Brooks) takes a republican seat on the philly city council.

pretty wild it finally worked

dems swept in montco, which is a tad disappointing, but there are some that need to go. 40% of d's pulled the big lever, as opposed to 20% of R's.

big news around here is that an upstart 'independent' coalition of 3 R's and 2 D's swept the school board race. So that team will be in control of the 9 member board in January, and I assume they will vote their own in as pres/vice pres.

CalvinBall wrote:

JUburton wrote:Working families party candidate (Kendra Brooks) takes a republican seat on the philly city council.

pretty wild it finally worked

one to go!

Wolfgang622 wrote:One consequence of last night’s Bucks County Democratic wipe out of the GOP is that I, who unfortunately was a non-participant this time, am going to be president of the Centennial School Board.

Lord help me.

Lord help my nephew more like it. He’s a sophomore so maybe I’ll try to convince him to tell Joboggi during an assembly when you’re in attendance. My oldest niece at Willow Dale would never, but I think I could convince her little sister to scream about the Wheelies when she’s finally in elementary school.

marcy's law passed overwhelmingly. hopefully the appeal fails.

Bucky wrote:marcy's law passed overwhelmingly. hopefully the appeal fails.

Why? It's kind of a trojan horse. And, most of the provisions in the law are already included in the PA crime victims act. There's no need for them to be in the state constitution. And it's probably not legal for them to be put in in this manner (a bunch of different changes all from one yes/no question).

It's kind of a gotcha amendment where if you say you oppose it you get 'OH SO YOU DONT CARE ABOUT VICTIMS' when that's really not the point.

https://www.aclupa.org/en/news/why-penn ... marsys-law
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editor ... 91029.html

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More to come.

JUburton wrote:

Bucky wrote:marcy's law passed overwhelmingly. hopefully the appeal fails.

Why? It's kind of a trojan horse. And, most of the provisions in the law are already included in the PA crime victims act. There's no need for them to be in the state constitution. And it's probably not legal for them to be put in in this manner (a bunch of different changes all from one yes/no question).

It's kind of a gotcha amendment where if you say you oppose it you get 'OH SO YOU DONT CARE ABOUT VICTIMS' when that's really not the point.

https://www.aclupa.org/en/news/why-penn ... marsys-law
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editor ... 91029.html

the appeal was of the lower court decision that the change was unconstitutional. So "appeal fails" = "vote doesn't count"

and I just learned that late Monday night the PA supremes did, in fact, uphold the lower court's decision, so "appeal failed".

Bucky wrote:

JUburton wrote:

Bucky wrote:marcy's law passed overwhelmingly. hopefully the appeal fails.

Why? It's kind of a trojan horse. And, most of the provisions in the law are already included in the PA crime victims act. There's no need for them to be in the state constitution. And it's probably not legal for them to be put in in this manner (a bunch of different changes all from one yes/no question).

It's kind of a gotcha amendment where if you say you oppose it you get 'OH SO YOU DONT CARE ABOUT VICTIMS' when that's really not the point.

https://www.aclupa.org/en/news/why-penn ... marsys-law
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editor ... 91029.html

the appeal was of the lower court decision that the change was unconstitutional. So "appeal fails" = "vote doesn't count"

and I just learned that late Monday night the PA supremes did, in fact, uphold the lower court's decision, so "appeal failed".

My bad! I was thinking you meant 'appeal' by challenge by ACLU. On the same page then.

Mine is going to be a three ring circus and I fear I am no ringmaster, but here we go.