Data shows more than 16,000 Democrats opted for write-in votes for the Pennsylvania Primary in April.
When Philadelphia voters looked at their options for president in the Pennsylvania Primary in April, thousands chose someone other than the names on the ballot, according to data from the City Commissioners Office. Some Democratic voters wrote in names outside of the political world, including Phillies slugger Bryce Harper, pop star Britney Spears and former Eagle Jason Kelce.
Yet it wasn’t just the names that were notable but the numbers as well. According to the data, 400 Republican voters in Philadelphia opted for a write-in during the primary while more than 16,000 Democrats wrote in their choice., told NBC10. “I think there’s enough time to try to get a course correction to try to get things done better but on the other side of that, I’m very alarmed that 16,000 people could have stayed home that day.
The new numbers come amid a campaign pushing for Democrats to write in “uncommitted” instead of voting for Biden due to the president’s handling of the Israel-Hamas War. NBC10 spoke with Tia Carioli of Mount Airy in April during President Biden’s appearance in North Philadelphia. Carioli said she wrote in “uncommitted” for the president during the primary.Elections only tally votes for people’s names. That means uncommitted votes and votes for sports mascots were listed as “void.
The data also shows that 416 Democrats in Philadelphia wrote in Donald Trump while 95 Republicans in Philadelphia wrote in President Biden.“This election is a choice between Joe Biden, who will protect our health care, fight for the middle class, and stand up to threats to our democracy, and Donald Trump, who overturned Roe v Wade, would terminate the Affordable Care Act, and would raise prices for Pennsylvania families to line the pockets of his wealthy friends,” the spokesperson wrote.
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