"A lack of interest, time kept many away; Contest marked by low turnout" by David Abel, Globe Staff | December 9, 2009
Some forgot. Others said they were too busy or couldn’t make up their minds. And then there were those who said they could not be less interested. A sampling of registered voters in Boston yesterday provided a number of reasons for why they failed to cast ballots in the special primary election to fill the US Senate seat left vacant by the late Edward M. Kennedy....
Secretary of State William F. Galvin projected that about 600,000 voters, out of 4.1 million eligible....
That is LESS than 15%!
No wonder you guys are getting screwed!
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Also see: State Still in Session
"It’s Coakley vs. Brown; No surprises as voters send front-runners to US Senate showdown" by Matt Viser and Frank Phillips, Globe Staff | December 9, 2009
“I voted out of ignorance, I have to tell you,’’ said Sally Lutz, a 67-year-old painter from Cambridge. “I voted how my husband and friends said they were voting. I just haven’t followed it.’’
Maybe I should be thankful for the low turnout.
“I was forgetting whether the election was today or tomorrow,’’ said her husband, Chris.
Few voters cited any issues that drove them to the polls. Sidewalks outside polling places - where scrums of campaign workers usually gather on election days with signs, pamphlets, and placards - remained empty. Most poll workers sat bored for much of the day, their noses stuck in books, newspapers, and magazines.
So am I.
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Related: Selecting a Senator: Primary Day
So what's next?
HOLYOKE - The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate has also invited the candidates to debate on Jan. 11. The debate would be moderated by former presidential adviser David Gergen....
Related: Ted Kennedy Still Costing the Country
To be moderated by the globalist Gergen, 'eh?
The Democratic rally yesterday morning was a festive affair, with House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo joking about Senate President Therese Murray’s dancing the night before. “I think she’s ready for “Dancing with the Stars,’’ he said....
Nice that they are having such a great time while we are in big trouble, huh, Bay Stater?
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Think I'll pass on the next vote.
