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Now that we are two weeks out from Election Day in #Pennsylvania, it felt like a good time to do some digging into the #PA01 primary results.
And if I were @RepBrianFitz, I would be doing a bit of late night drinking to get some sound sleep between now and November.
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And if I were @RepBrianFitz, I would be doing a bit of late night drinking to get some sound sleep between now and November.
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First off, you have some big overall numbers.
Of the nearly 164,000 votes cast for balloted candidates in the #PA01 primary, about 10% more went to the Democrats than went to the Republicans.
DEM votes - 89,742
GOP votes - 74,051
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Of the nearly 164,000 votes cast for balloted candidates in the #PA01 primary, about 10% more went to the Democrats than went to the Republicans.
DEM votes - 89,742GOP votes - 74,051/2
Then, when you add in the candidate info, that piece of the pie that goes to @RepBrianFItz looks really meager, doesn't it?
Less than 30% of his constituents who voted in the #PA01 primary decided that they wanted @BrianFitzUSA back.
Yikes, that's an ego-bruiser!
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Less than 30% of his constituents who voted in the #PA01 primary decided that they wanted @BrianFitzUSA back.
Yikes, that's an ego-bruiser!
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Then look at what happens when you look at the intra-party contests!
A way higher percentage of voting Democrats got the #PA01 candidate they wanted - @Finello4PA, as compared to #GOP voters.
Over 1/3 of them aren't happy. That's a big enthusiasm problem for @RepBrianFitz
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A way higher percentage of voting Democrats got the #PA01 candidate they wanted - @Finello4PA, as compared to #GOP voters.
Over 1/3 of them aren't happy. That's a big enthusiasm problem for @RepBrianFitz
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The pundits have this #PA01 race as a "Leans R," but that's not the whole story.
@RepBrianFitz has a big war chest, and people may have loved his brother... but money and #nepotism aren't everything.
These numbers must have the @Finello4PA folks grinning. /end
@RepBrianFitz has a big war chest, and people may have loved his brother... but money and #nepotism aren't everything.
These numbers must have the @Finello4PA folks grinning. /end
