A Day In The Sun
It was a gorgeous day at the Pocopson poll yesterday and although the numbers have to be certified and made official — a bit more complicated when dealing with write-ins — it appears I pulled out a narrow win in a unique three-way race, facing one other Democrat and a Republican.
While other the Democratic candidate appears to have run her race entirely by email — she was only at the poll for a few minutes in the morning and evening, the Republican, Steven Conary, already on the ballot for the Republican, was hoping to avoid a November election. The other day, I noted that I hadn’t met him before, but I’m pretty sure I have, between the prison expansion issue and the Olmsted battle.
Mr. Conary and I both spent the entire day at the poll…often alone with no other voters or party officials around. We had a wide-ranging discussion about the township and the issues that face it and from that, it’s clear that whatever else this race ends up being about, it’s going to focus on those issues and an intelligent discussion about future of the township — and not the usual lowest-common denominator races so often in politics these days. I’m looking forward to it.
On a personal note, Steve Conary is clearly a class act, an experienced and intelligent person. I will have to work hard to prove myself a worthy competitor for the people of the township.
Elsewhere, congratulations to my friends, Bill Scott and Kathi Cozzone, who won the Democratic nomination for County Commissioner. For Democrats — and all Chester County residents — this coupled with the Carol Aichele and Terrence Farrell winning the GOP primary over Sandy Moser, should mean the end of “Pay For Play” government in Chester County. From my standpoint, this was the best possible scenario and one that will drive independents and moderate Republicans to the Scott/Cozzone banner.
We’re going to win this one in November, folks. I predict a new commission of Scott, Cozzone and Farrell.
And you have to like Jennifer Levy-Tatum’s chances for Judge, court of Common Pleas, after she nearly beat David Bortner on the GOP side and crushed him on the Democratic side, netting a total of more than 3,000 votes more, county-wide, than Bortner. Wow.
This, friends, is a good day.