March 29, 2007
Record Number Turn Out To Support No One For Mayor
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So the endorsement's pretty important. And 7,800 members showed up to vote en masse and pick the candidate they think would do the best job. Usually the vote attracts about 25 percent of the members; this time almost half showed up.
And everybody got together for mayor and picked the candidate who will do the best job:
For the first time since 1971, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers has opted not to endorse a mayoral candidate in an open primary after a majority of members who cast votes in a referendum said that's what they wanted. [...]That was the choice for 2,418 members, nearly a third of the 7,799 who cast votes. It was more votes than garnered by any of the six candidates.
Whoo! The 2007 mayor's race: Can you feel the excitement!
Teachers vote to endorse . . . no candidate [Inquirer]
Posted by D-Mac on March 29, 2007 02:24 PM
Posted to 2007 Mayoral Race
, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
, Voter Apathy
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