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Dems on the march in Delco
If you put your ear the ground and listen intently, you can hear the rumble.
That’s the sounds of Democrats on the march in Delaware County.
No, they did not make a dent in the last bastion of GOP power, the fortress known as the Delaware County Courthouse.
The county seat remains firmly in Republican control. Incumbent Jack Whelan and longtime state Rep. Mario Civera easily outdistanced their Democratic challengers, Nancy Baulis and Keith Collins.
In the race for a new seat on the County Court of Common Pleas, it was much the same song, with current Republican Council Chairman Linda Cartisano turning back a spirited campaign from Nancy Rhoads Koons. The popular Cartisano was the top vote-getter in the county, with more than 53,000 votes.
In general the county GOP slated took a nearly 2-1 edge over their Dem counterparts.
But it was in other parts of the county where Democrats made some noise.
And nowhere was that tremor any louder than in the city of Chester.
Democrats Portia West and John Linder stunned the city GOP by capturing two seats in city council. It was the first wins for Democrats since 1991.
Perhaps most surprising is that it came at the expense at one of the most beloved figures in the city. Topping the GOP ballot was Fred Pickett, the legendary former hoops coach at Chester High. He teamed with Marsha Taylor.
But they got slam-dunked by the Dems. The unofficial vote totals show Linder as the top vote-getter with 3,287, followed by Taylor with 2,181.
Trailing were the GOP duo, with Pickett getting 1,949 votes and Taylor 1,920.
In conceding defeat, Pickett offered the idea that many people voted a straight Democratic ticket in the city. That once would be almost unthinkable in a town Republicans have controlled for almost a century.
And Chester was not the only advance by Dems.
Charlotte Hummel led a Democratic charge in the William Penn School District. In the process they captured control of the board for the first time in 30 years. They also become the only school board among the county’s 15 public schools districts to be controlled by Democrats.
In Millbourne Borough, council shifted into the hands of Democrats.
At this point you have to wonder how long the GOP can fend off their castle, the Media Courthouse, from the Democratic hordes making advances all over the county.
That’s the sounds of Democrats on the march in Delaware County.
No, they did not make a dent in the last bastion of GOP power, the fortress known as the Delaware County Courthouse.
The county seat remains firmly in Republican control. Incumbent Jack Whelan and longtime state Rep. Mario Civera easily outdistanced their Democratic challengers, Nancy Baulis and Keith Collins.
In the race for a new seat on the County Court of Common Pleas, it was much the same song, with current Republican Council Chairman Linda Cartisano turning back a spirited campaign from Nancy Rhoads Koons. The popular Cartisano was the top vote-getter in the county, with more than 53,000 votes.
In general the county GOP slated took a nearly 2-1 edge over their Dem counterparts.
But it was in other parts of the county where Democrats made some noise.
And nowhere was that tremor any louder than in the city of Chester.
Democrats Portia West and John Linder stunned the city GOP by capturing two seats in city council. It was the first wins for Democrats since 1991.
Perhaps most surprising is that it came at the expense at one of the most beloved figures in the city. Topping the GOP ballot was Fred Pickett, the legendary former hoops coach at Chester High. He teamed with Marsha Taylor.
But they got slam-dunked by the Dems. The unofficial vote totals show Linder as the top vote-getter with 3,287, followed by Taylor with 2,181.
Trailing were the GOP duo, with Pickett getting 1,949 votes and Taylor 1,920.
In conceding defeat, Pickett offered the idea that many people voted a straight Democratic ticket in the city. That once would be almost unthinkable in a town Republicans have controlled for almost a century.
And Chester was not the only advance by Dems.
Charlotte Hummel led a Democratic charge in the William Penn School District. In the process they captured control of the board for the first time in 30 years. They also become the only school board among the county’s 15 public schools districts to be controlled by Democrats.
In Millbourne Borough, council shifted into the hands of Democrats.
At this point you have to wonder how long the GOP can fend off their castle, the Media Courthouse, from the Democratic hordes making advances all over the county.
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