Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The analysts have had their say, now we want to know what you think?
So it's the day after the big election and judging from the comments posted on Patch, little has changed. Supporters of the president still support the president, and opponents are disappointed Gov. Romney was not elected. We want to know, what did Obama do right and what did Romney do wrong and most importantly what's next? What can the president do to win over Republicans? What should Republicans do in the wake of losing back-to-back presidential elections? Please share your comments in the box below, or why not try blogging? It's easy to do, just click here to get started and have your voice heard! Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter
No challenger ran against the Republican representative in the primary or general elections this year.
Democrats dominate statewide races for treasurer, attorney general and auditor general.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The Republican presidential candidate makes a final campaign stop in Moon before heading back to Boston to await results.
In one of his final appearances of the presidential campaign, Republican nominee Mitt Romney landed this afternoon in Moon Township, exiting a plane at the Atlantic Aviation hangar before leaving in a motorcade. The stop was brief—Romney did not speak before stepping into an SUV motorcade of five vehicles. After walking out of his plane, he waved to a crowd of cheering supporters packed outside of the runway gate. Romney campaign spokesman Bradley White said the GOP candidate would be traveling in the region this afternoon, but he said the schedule was kept private. Romney's stay in the Pittsburgh area lasted just more than an hour—his plane left Pittsburgh International Airport just after 4 p.m. Romney stopped briefly at a Green Tree …
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court extends deadline for absentee ballots to be submitted from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. after elections officials receive more requests than expected.
Over and over, visitors to the Allegheny County Election Division heard the same refrain Tuesday morning: “Elections division, how may I help you?” "Elections division, please hold." From their headquarters Downtown, that constant jangle was the only way elections division workers could gauge that Tuesday was shaping up to be a busy Election Day around Allegheny County, Division Manager Mark Wolosik said. “You hear the phones ringing off the hook,” he said. The most-frequent questions? Most callers asked to confirm if they were registered to vote or where their polling places were located, he said. By mid-morning, division workers had fielded enough questions to prompt Wolosik to issue the office’s prediction: It would be a brisk voting …
Patch editors blogged through Election Day and brought you updates, anecdotes and results from election and political sources around Western Pennsylvania. Feel free to revisit and comment on the daylong conversation, too.
Join our live blog as Patch editors from Western Pennsylvania share updates, anecdotes and voting results from polling places and pundits in and near your neighborhood. Feel free, too, to join the conversation. Long lines? Crowded polls? Last-minute glitches? Tell us about your experiences when you cast your vote today.
The Republican presidential nominee will stop Tuesday afternoon at Atlantic Aviation at Pittsburgh International Airport.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will come to Moon Township today, making a last-minute campaign stop in the final hours of election day. The former Massachusetts governor will be at the Atlantic Aviation hangar on Horizon Drive at 2:55 p.m. today for a rally. Few details were available on the campaign stop. His running mate Paul Ryan also made an appearance in October at the Moon Township hangar. Campaign spokesman Bradley White said the speech at the hangar will be open to media only. Romney will be leaving Atlantic Aviation in a motorcade. White said his schedule in Pittsburgh is not public. Check back with Patch for coverage.
No challenger ran against the Republican representative in the primary or general elections this year.
UPDATED: Rep. Mike Turzai easily won re-election to represent Pennsylvania's 28th House District seat on Tuesday. No one ran against the Republican incumbent from Bradford Woods who serves as majority leader of the Pennsylvania House. With 96.93 percent of districts reporting results as of 12:35 a.m. Wednesday, Turzai had 27,503 votes. Earlier story: Mike Turzai's campaign signs dot the landscape of Pennsylvania's 28th House District, but you will not see signs from his opponent. No one is running against him. No one ran against the Republican from Bradford Woods in the primary election, either. Turzai's race is the only one on the ballot for Pine-Richland voters that involves a local candidate. The other spots on the ballot are for state…
Democrats dominate statewide races for treasurer, attorney general and auditor general.
LIVE 2012 ELECTION RESULTS FOR PENNSYLVANIA 2,417,029 President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were re-elected to a second term Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. As he did in 2008, Obama also carried Pennsylvania, gaining the state's 20 electoral votes. In Pennsylvania's 2012 race for U.S. Senate, incumbent Democrat Bob Casey Jr. of Scranton also won re-election, drawing 53 percent of the vote and defeating Republican coal executive and Tea Party founder Tom Smith of Shelocta. With 99 percent of votes recorded in races for three state offices: In the congressional race in the newly redesigned 12th District, Republican …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Here's a simple, easy way to locate your polling place in the Pine-Richland area.
You've heard the speeches, watched the debates, and perhaps been overwhelmed by the advertisements. Tomorrow, it's time to vote. But polling places sometimes change, or perhaps you are new to the neighborhood and are wondering, where do I vote? Here's an incredibly simple way to find out. Click on this link to take you to a Google elections tool, then type in your address to find out where to cast your ballot. If you click on the map on the left side of the screen, up pops a map with directions from your home to the polling place. On the right is your ballot with the names of all the candidates in each and every race. Want to read more about the candidates before you head out? The Pine-Richland Patch 2012 election guide has the lowdown on…
James Dale Barrington
11:29 am on Thursday, November 8, 2012
Romney did not lose the election nor did Obama win the election for himself. Other dynamics were at play for the things as they turned out. Both the Republicans and the Democrats did everything they knew to win the election even to breaking every 'fair and balanced' ethical bar to do so. There was an enormous amount of registered voters who decided to stay home instead of voting. They didn't like… more ›