Low Voter Turn-Out For Primaries As Usual
The Democratic Primary results are in. The big news on the state level was 28-year-old Daniel Squadron’s victory over incumbent State Senator Martin Connor and Ed Towns’ trouncing of challenger Kevin Powell in the 10th Congressional District. The most disappointing aspect of the day for us was the fact that when we went to our…
The Democratic Primary results are in. The big news on the state level was 28-year-old Daniel Squadron’s victory over incumbent State Senator Martin Connor and Ed Towns’ trouncing of challenger Kevin Powell in the 10th Congressional District. The most disappointing aspect of the day for us was the fact that when we went to our polling station at 6:15 last night we were the only person there voting! As it turns out, in many districts in Brooklyn, less than 5,000 people turned up at the polls. So that got us thinking about the Brownstoner readership turnout in general: Is it as apathetic as the general population? If you are a registered Democrat, did you vote? If not, why not?
Ha, ha, ha, Corey. I really do enjoy a dry sense of humor.
I am proud to not be a registered democrat.
The lower manhattan residents let us down again by returning Sheldon Silver to office.
I voted because Brownstoner reminded me to vote–and thanks for that.
I attempted to vote in my district in Crown Heights, but when I got to the polling station and gave the voting attendant my address, she informed me that all of the candidates in my districts were running uncontested and therefore there was no need to vote. Go figure!
In any event, I was not the only one at the polling station. There were about 3 – 4 others. It was about midday when I went.
So does Squadron’s victory mean that Brooklyn Bridge Park is dead?
We’re batting close to .500 so far. Much better than the general population. Of course, just a little selection bias in there!
I’m not affiliated with a party, on principle. I don’t believe in the two-party system. However, the fact that I could not vote for Kevin Powell yesterday made me reconsider my choice. After all these years, I might just register as a democrat for the next election. It’s a frustrating choice to have to make.
The only sad news is that Sheldon Silver will be in office yet again. He belongs in the old Tammany Hall days!