One in three voters who cast a ballot in the mayoral race didn’t weigh in on the ballot questions. In some cases, poll workers may have failed to remind voters to flip their ballots.
Muslim voters in the Bronx were confident on Election Day that the Democrat will address issues of security, surveillance, and Islamic holidays
They’d focus on ending stop-and-frisk. At least that’s what one sampling of voters said into our Election Day microphone.
If the atmosphere at Hostos Community College is any indication, the buzz around the Obama campaign has been followed by a whisper shrouding the 2013 mayoral race.
Tony Gronowicz ran for mayor on the Green Party line knowing he would lose, but hoping to gather enough votes to force the major parties to pay attention.
The former councilman and borough president who many thought could be the city’s first Latino mayor trails badly in the polls and is focusing on his home turf on Election Day
Surveys suggest there’s little competition in the race for City Hall, but AARP believes the election is still a chance to educate Bronx voters about issues affecting older people.
Despite an 11-1 registration disadvantage, no local election wins since 2002 and a mayoral candidate trailing by double digits, some Bronx GOPers still have hope.
Some say elections workers aren’t familiar enough with the devices to help the disabled mark their ballots. But others are pleased to have finally had a chance to vote privately.
Ari Hoffnung ran a feisty race in 2005, then considered running in ’09 and ’13 but decided to sit both seasons out. He’s not sure whether he’ll use the money on a future campaign.
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