Numbers

A quick look at some Durham numbers from the BoE.

Registered voters:
2006 Midterms - 143,450
2008 Presidential - 178,500
2010 Midterms - 166,061

Ballots cast:
2006 Midterms - 56,213
2008 Presidential - 137,358
2010 Midterms - 78,870

% Turnout:
2006 Midterms - 39.2%
2008 Presidential - 76.9%
2010 Midterms - 47.5%

Some key precincts the past 3 elections:
Precinct 5, Patterson Rec Center (registered voters, % turnout)
2006 - 3,034 25%
2008 - 5,105 62%
2010 - 4,196 16%

Precinct 22, VFW Post 2740
2006 - 3,548 25%
2008 - 4,509 73%
2010 - 4,182 39.7%

Precinct 23, The River Church
2006 - 3,945 39.9%
2008 - 5,056 73%
2010 - 4,891 51%

Precinct 43, Forest View Elementary
2006 - 5,105 52%
2008 - 5,894 79%
2010 - 5,515 56%

Precinct 35, Parkwood Fire House/South Point Village*
2006 - 5,831 48%
2008 - 6,470 88%
2010 - 6,741 56.6%


Demographics for Durham's different precincts can be downloaded from the County BoE in a PDF file here. I'll leave it as an exercise for the reader to analyze these results demographically. Make sure you look at the precinct by precinct results of the street bond in your analysis.

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*Precinct 35 was split into 35-1 and 35-2 after the 2006 midterm election.

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Over/under?

So, how long till articles of impeachment are introduced in the House of Representatives?

I'm going with April 15th, for the obvious symbolic reasons.

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We have a winner

In the all-time wacky ballot initiative department.

"To adopt an Initiated Ordinance to require the creation of an extraterrestrial affair commission to help ensure health, safely, and cultural awareness of Denver residents and visitors in relation to potential encounters or interactions with extraterrestrial intelligent beings or their vehicles, and fund such commission from grants, gifts and donations."

I love democracy. I'll be staying up all night to see if the good citizens of Denver approve this commission.

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Vote

Did you vote yet? I did. Number 144 at 9 am or so. Poll was almost as crowded as two years ago.

Oh, i voted against the street bond. Potholes are your most cost effective traffic calming device.

When the city starts budgeting for traffic calming (besides along Oval Park, that is), usable sidewalks, and traffic law enforcement, i'll vote for repaving the streets.

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Hey Joe - I stopped whining

Long enough to show Elaine Marshall some love.

Maybe the DNC and the DSCC could do the same?

Or you could help pick up the slack. Washington Democratic Part leaders supported Cal Cunningham. Nothing wrong with that, that's why we have primaries. But after Elaine defeated Cal twice, they have been less than enthusiastic about her candidacy. Why?

Beats me. Republicans rally around their candidates, even when they're batshit crazy and have no chance in hell of winning.

Elaine's won 4 statewide races in NC, and has been an effective administrator in Raleigh. She can beat do-nothing incumbent Richard Burr.

Throw her some spare change.

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