Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The Bucks County Democrats took home the night's biggest prize, but the Republican Committee had its own victories at the polls.
By 11:15 p.m. Tuesday night, the re-election of President Barack Obama was not completely official, but Ann Marie Jordan felt pretty good after seeing the results of one of the major battleground states. "When Fox News called Ohio for Obama, I knew we had it," said Jordan, a volunteer neighborhood team leader for Obama's Bucks County re-election campaign. Not long after, the news networks began making their calls that Obama had earned a second term as Jordan's team of volunteers gathered at their headquarters on Main Street in Doylestown began celebrating the victorious night. "It was the same boots on the ground effort we had in 2008 that helped him win tonight in Pennsylvania and the country," Jordan said. "All of our volunteers worked …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Strong voter turnout throughout the Levittown area points to a long night waiting for results.
As the 7 p.m. hour approached, volunteers at the Obama Campaign office on Mill Street in Bristol Borough hung up the phones and took to the streets looking for voters who have yet to cast their ballot. Although no one at the campaign office would offer an official comment, the last ditch effort to get potential voters to local polls was evident. Up the block at the Lower Bucks Senior Center, voters continued to flow in in groups of three’s and fours to register their support for candidates of choice. At St. Ann’s Church, Election Judge Faith Buck reported turnout to be strong, as a number of families arrived together to vote. Sisters Christina and Mary Pagliono said they have been coming to the polls together for about the last seven …
Turnout is key to who will win, all agree.
Voters lined up early this morning throughout the Levittown area this morning in order to beat what they expect to be long lines later on today. In Bristol Borough, officials are characterizing turnout as “strong and steady’ at all the polling all sites. Penny Yotter, an election official at the Ancient Order of the Hibernians site on Corson Street said there are no voting issues or problems to report and so far, everything has gone smoothly. Voter Terry McGovern, of Beaver St, hopes that once the results are in and finalized voters “…will live with the results…” Click here to see photos of polling places around Levittown Over at the Lower Bucks Senior Centers, on Wood Street, Robyn Turnell, vice president of the borough council said …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
The Republican candidate for president drew a large crowd to tonight's rally at Shady Brook Farm in Lower Makefield.
With less than 48 hours until polls open in Pennsylvania, Republican candidate Mitt Romney made a stop in Bucks County, drawing an estimated 25,000 supporters to Shady Brook Farm. Supporters braved cold temperatures and long lines to hear the former Massachusetts governor speak. Campaign officials said 35,000 tickets to the event were reserved online in advance. The crowd was estimated to be around 25,000. Governor Tom Corbett introduced Romney. Senator Pat Toomey and Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick also spoke. Were you there? Upload your photos. Related Content: Thousands Brave Lines, Cold to Cheer Romney
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Local readers discuss Oct. 3 debate in Bucks and Montgomery.
When Wendy Larson arrived to watch Wednesday night's presidential debate at Ann's Choice in Warminster, she had already decided on voting for incumbent President Barack Obama. "I made up my mind after the conventions," said Larson. "When I saw the Republicans, I didn't think they represented me." Ninety minutes later, Larson found herself back on the fence over how she will cast her ballot on Nov. 6. "Romney acquitted himself well," she said. "He showed he has more experience in dealing with the country's problems." Judging by the real time reactions posted by Patch users in Bucks and Montgomery counties during last night's liveblog of the debate, the general consensus is that Romney won the first of three scheduled debates between the …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The photo IDs can be used at the polls in November.
Bucks County Community College announced today that it will offer current students photo IDs that can be used at the polls this November. While Pennsylvania's new voter ID law is still being tossed about in the courts, the college's iniative will ensure all current students have the necessary photo identification needed to cast their ballot. Under the new law, an acceptable form of identification is a current student ID from an accredited state public or private institution of higher learning as long as it contains the student's name, photo and a current expiration date. BCCC's standard student identification does not currently have a photo or expiration date, explained spokeswoman Jean Dolan. But to prepare students for the election, …
Bucks County Community College student IDs cannot be used at the polls because they don't have a photo or expiration date.
While Pennsylvania's new voter ID law is still being tossed about in the courts (Judge Robert Simpson has scheduled a hearing today in response to a state Supreme Court ruling last week), community activists, agencies and even local governments are scrambling to make sure registered voters have the necessary ID. One of those approved forms of photo ID is a current student ID from an accredited state public or private institution of higher learning as long as it contains the student's name, photo and a current expiration date. While most colleges and universities issue student IDs, not all are in compliance with the new law. According to PennPIRG, a state consumer advocacy group, the most common missing element is an expiration date. Bucks…
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Obama is for the freedoms of all? You do know he signed an executive order that permits the US government to execute a US citizen without due process an executive order allowing for the siezure of a US citizens assets and they can not even defend it in front of a judge or how about the executive order that allows for the indefinate detention of a US citizen without due process or even charges … more ›