November 9, 201113 yr With 10 of 173 precincts reporting: No 8,346 50.5% Yes 8,193 49.5% ... I'd sure love to know which precincts those are.
November 9, 201113 yr 38 of 173 Precincts Reporting: No 11,892 50.9% Yes 11,465 49.1% Damn, its close....but still very early
November 9, 201113 yr @917wvxu just tweeted: "Council top 9 with 151 precincts counted: Qualls, Thomas, Young, Winburn, Sittenfeld, Simpson, Quinlivan, Smitherman and Seelbach." If that many precincts have been counted, we may know something soon.
November 9, 201113 yr Yea, I'm confused by that too. But if true, that's a 6-3 pro-streetcar majority for council.
November 9, 201113 yr with 1 of the 3 the "against" being Sittenfeld... who will be "for" it if 48 fails... lol
November 9, 201113 yr Please tell me the west side has already reported. im from the westside and currently go to xavier. that made me laugh though haha. i understand what you mean haha.
November 9, 201113 yr ^I was wondering the exact same thing! It's looking pretty good so far, but if the majority of the west side hasn't reported yet.....
November 9, 201113 yr They are saying on the city live feed that at this point most of the democratic votes are typically in (we're at 50% precincts). This means with numbers this close, Issue 48 could still pass. YIKES
November 9, 201113 yr Your friends in St. Louis are pulling for you! This is one of the most backwards initiatives I've ever heard of, but it looks like cool heads will prevail. I still can't understand how a city like Cincinnati could possibly have elected as many Republican council/aldermen as it has, but nevertheless, I hope this measure is defeated handily. STREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETCARS!!!!!
November 9, 201113 yr Mike Allen (council candidate and former Hamilton County Prosecutor) on WLW saying that he worked ten different polling places today and he thinks a lot of people were confused by the "Yes means No" thing.
November 9, 201113 yr I'm worried, because at this point westside republicans are still not counted. (according to the live city cam)
November 9, 201113 yr I'm worried, because at this point westside republicans are still not counted. (according to the live city cam) Uh oh. :drunk:
November 9, 201113 yr ^^ Does this suggest that the precincts are counted in the same order each election?
November 9, 201113 yr Yes, in that the further away from downtown you are, the longer it takes for ballots to arrive downtown. So, downtown (more democratic) neighborhoods are counted first traditionally.
November 9, 201113 yr Someone please answer me-- how are there that many Republicans in the City of Cincinnati????!?!?!!?! I just don't get it. If Cincy's peer cities are any measure, about 85%+ of registered voters should be Dems. What is up with Cincinnati? This is a question I've had for many, many years. Please-- someone tell me why Cincy is so different from most older major cities in this regard. Please.
November 9, 201113 yr jivecity: great question. I suppose its because the region as a whole is just so super saturated with republicans that they actually leak into the city limits instead of staying in the suburbs.
November 9, 201113 yr Calm yourselves! The westside republicans don't reside within city limits..... anymore! :wink: We got this!
November 9, 201113 yr It's not as easy as saying it's just the Republicans trying to block this. The primary anti-streetcar voice has been, unbelievably, the leader of the local NAACP, though I suspect a lot of his opposition stems from his personal loathing for Cincinnati's current mayor (a Dem). He's certainly turning his back on the national NAACP position on urban rail transit. Much of the Republican/Tea Party anti-tax opposition is coming, predictably, from the burbs. And fortunately, they have no vote. If there is a conservative bastion within city limits, it's the west side, which is why so many of us are biting our nails awaiting those precincts to report.
November 9, 201113 yr It's just baffling. By all outward appearances, my city (St. Louis) is very comparable to Cincinnati-- and Cleveland, for that matter. But St. Louis has 28 alderman, all but one of which are Democrats. The one Independent alderman is much more progressive than the establishment Dems. A Republican simply could never be elected in the City of St. Louis. It's been that way for decades. I believe it's much the same case in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. How is Cincinnati so disparate on this? This is not to pit city vs. city; I'm seriously trying to understand the bizarre politics of the Queen City.
November 9, 201113 yr Exactly - in this topsy turvy world we have a group that should be leading the charge for mass transit cozying up with right wing-nut anti-tax types. This has created a strange alliance with some Democratic and conservative influence.
November 9, 201113 yr According to tweet from @917wvxu: "Issue 48 tightens yet again with 96% of precincts reporting -- 49.42% / Against: 50.58%" Good grief ... :drunk: :drunk: :drunk: :drunk: :drunk:
November 9, 201113 yr According to tweet from @917wvxu: "Issue 48 tightens yet again with 96% of precincts reporting -- 49.42% / Against: 50.58%" Good grief ... :drunk: :drunk: :drunk: :drunk: :drunk: HOLY SH** I had a feeling it would be close, but good grief!!!!
November 9, 201113 yr What's the threshold for recounts and all that on issues elections? You can be sure that Chris Smitherman and COAST are already salivating at the chance to cry foul and demand a recount. If this doesn't go their way and they lose by just a few, they're going to hanging chad this to death.
November 9, 201113 yr Cincinnati Streetcar Amendmt - Cincinnati (92.0% Reporting) http://www.local12.com/content/election/Default.aspx Candidate Votes % Votes No 32,871 50.6 Yes 32,111 49.4
November 9, 201113 yr Thank GOD I took off work tomorrow. I'm going to need to switch from beer to liquor REALLY soon.
November 9, 201113 yr I wonder what those raw numbers are - Channel 12 just showed No votes up by 800 with 93% of the precincts reporting. This is damn close. Oops - the 92% above is correct...school levy was at 93%.
November 9, 201113 yr Still 13 precincts to report And they're 13 very big precincts. Torture, this is.
November 9, 201113 yr It's under a minute to play in the fourth quarter and we lead by two ... but the other team has the ball.
November 9, 201113 yr 172 of 173 precincts reporting Candidate/Issue Votes Percent No 35,469 51.5% Yes 33,449 48.5%
November 9, 201113 yr A little breathing room there. 1 to go. Cmon!! it DOES feel like the 4th quarter of the game..
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