PA: 1926 Senatorial General Election Result

[Rob]

New Election: 1926 Pennsylvania Senatorial General Election Results
   
   

Bizarre election.

[WalterMitty]

ah.  the good ol days.  back when philadelphia voted for normal people.

[Nym90]

ah.  the good ol days.  back when philadelphia voted for normal people.

I'm assuming you don't know who William Vare is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Vare

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

ah.  the good ol days.  back when philadelphia voted for normal people.

Rick Santorum is normal?

[WalterMitty]

ah.  the good ol days.  back when philadelphia voted for normal people.

I'm assuming you don't know who William Vare is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Vare

i applaud his fight for freedom!

and yes, brtd, santorum is normal and i miss him in the senate.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Hmmm, I think "normal" is defined as being like most people. Santorum certainly isn't, and obviously isn't like most voters.

[bullmoose88]

I'm starting to think BRTD has a santorum-fetish

[Bacon King]

Hmmm, I think "normal" is defined as being like most people.

uh, no?


nor·mal    (nôr'məl)
adj.   

1. conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural. 
2. serving to establish a standard. 
3. Psychology. a. approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment. 
b. free from any mental disorder; sane. 
 
4. Biology, Medicine/Medical. a. free from any infection or other form of disease or malformation, or from experimental therapy or manipulation. 
b. of natural occurrence. 
 
5. Mathematics. a. being at right angles, as a line; perpendicular. 
b. of the nature of or pertaining to a mathematical normal. 
c. (of an orthogonal system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the square of the absolute value of any function is 1. 
d. (of a topological space) having the property that corresponding to every pair of disjoint closed sets are two disjoint open sets, each containing one of the closed sets. 
e. (of a subgroup) having the property that the same set of elements results when all the elements of the subgroup are operated on consistently on the left and consistently on the right by any element of the group; invariant. 
 
6. Chemistry. a. (of a solution) containing one equivalent weight of the constituent in question in one liter of solution. 
b. pertaining to an aliphatic hydrocarbon having a straight unbranched carbon chain, each carbon atom of which is joined to no more than two other carbon atoms. 
c. of or pertaining to a neutral salt in which any replaceable hydroxyl groups or hydrogen atoms have been replaced by other groups or atoms, as sodium sulfate, Na2SO4. 
 
–noun 7. the average or mean: Production may fall below normal. 
8. the standard or type. 
9. Mathematics. a. a perpendicular line or plane, esp. one perpendicular to a tangent line of a curve, or a tangent plane of a surface, at the point of contact. 
b. the portion of this perpendicular line included between its point of contact with the curve and the x-axis. 
 

[Verily]

ah.  the good ol days.  back when philadelphia voted for normal people.

I'm assuming you don't know who William Vare is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Vare

i applaud his fight for freedom!

and yes, brtd, santorum is normal and i miss him in the senate.

And, of course, the corruption charges were all part of the dastardly crusade of the morally corrupt aspects of society against every politician Mitty likes.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Hmmm, I think "normal" is defined as being like most people.

uh, no?


nor·mal    (nôr'məl)
adj.   

1. conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural. 
2. serving to establish a standard. 
3. Psychology. a. approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment. 
b. free from any mental disorder; sane. 
 
4. Biology, Medicine/Medical. a. free from any infection or other form of disease or malformation, or from experimental therapy or manipulation. 
b. of natural occurrence. 
 
5. Mathematics. a. being at right angles, as a line; perpendicular. 
b. of the nature of or pertaining to a mathematical normal. 
c. (of an orthogonal system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the square of the absolute value of any function is 1. 
d. (of a topological space) having the property that corresponding to every pair of disjoint closed sets are two disjoint open sets, each containing one of the closed sets. 
e. (of a subgroup) having the property that the same set of elements results when all the elements of the subgroup are operated on consistently on the left and consistently on the right by any element of the group; invariant. 
 
6. Chemistry. a. (of a solution) containing one equivalent weight of the constituent in question in one liter of solution. 
b. pertaining to an aliphatic hydrocarbon having a straight unbranched carbon chain, each carbon atom of which is joined to no more than two other carbon atoms. 
c. of or pertaining to a neutral salt in which any replaceable hydroxyl groups or hydrogen atoms have been replaced by other groups or atoms, as sodium sulfate, Na2SO4. 
 
–noun 7. the average or mean: Production may fall below normal. 
8. the standard or type. 
9. Mathematics. a. a perpendicular line or plane, esp. one perpendicular to a tangent line of a curve, or a tangent plane of a surface, at the point of contact. 
b. the portion of this perpendicular line included between its point of contact with the curve and the x-axis. 

By those definitions, Santorum is normal, but so is everyone Philadelphia votes for today.

[jokerman]

Was the Democrat not very popular among labor in this election?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Considering the notes say his vote was a fusion of Democratic and Labor lines, I doubt it.

[Nym90]

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ah.  the good ol days.  back when philadelphia voted for normal people.

I'm assuming you don't know who William Vare is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Vare

i applaud his fight for freedom!

and yes, brtd, santorum is normal and i miss him in the senate.

And, of course, the corruption charges were all part of the dastardly crusade of the morally corrupt aspects of society against every politician Mitty likes.

Well, in all fairness, Vare's positions on the issues were quite good, although I'm surprised Walter likes someone who was so strongly pro-union.

And yeah, the bribery and corruption is kind of a turn off for me.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Well, in all fairness, Vare's positions on the issues were quite good, although I'm surprised Walter likes someone who was so strongly pro-union.

Duh. Walter likes ALL corrupt politicians. Hence his love of Bob Taft, Bill Jefferson, Ernie Fletcher...

[Cubby]

Was the Democrat not very popular among labor in this election?

Philadelphia was very Republican until 1936. Not sure why.

[memphis]

Was the Democrat not very popular among labor in this election?

Philadelphia was very Republican until 1936. Not sure why.

Republicans were for high tariffs. Manufacturing area.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Was the Democrat not very popular among labor in this election?

Philadelphia was very Republican until 1936. Not sure why.

Republicans were for high tariffs. Manufacturing area.

More reason it makes no sense for Mitty to like him, unless he likes every single corrupt politician.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Machine politics and a large black population.

[Gabu]

ah.  the good ol days.  back when philadelphia voted for normal people.

I'm assuming you don't know who William Vare is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Vare

i applaud his fight for freedom!

and yes, brtd, santorum is normal and i miss him in the senate.

And, of course, the corruption charges were all part of the dastardly crusade of the morally corrupt aspects of society against every politician Mitty likes.

Quite frankly, it seems to be the case that Mitty likes them for the scandals, given his propensity to instantly like any politician whose approval ratings go down in the wake of a scandal.  It's as if being hated by most people is the number one biggest selling point for him.  The moment a politician gets hit with corruption, incompetence, or a criminal act, wham, Mitty likes him and defends him to the death.

[Nym90]

ah.  the good ol days.  back when philadelphia voted for normal people.

I'm assuming you don't know who William Vare is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Vare

i applaud his fight for freedom!

and yes, brtd, santorum is normal and i miss him in the senate.

And, of course, the corruption charges were all part of the dastardly crusade of the morally corrupt aspects of society against every politician Mitty likes.

Quite frankly, it seems to be the case that Mitty likes them for the scandals, given his propensity to instantly like any politician whose approval ratings go down in the wake of a scandal.  It's as if being hated by most people is the number one biggest selling point for him.  The moment a politician gets hit with corruption, incompetence, or a criminal act, wham, Mitty likes him and defends him to the death.

It does make for an interesting psychological profile. I must admit to having a certain affinity for the downtrodden and the persecuted as well, but obviously one must still be able to look objectively at the evidence presented.

Wally has specifically stated he dislikes group mentality, so it makes sense his natural reaction would be to oppose the majority opinion. Which I can respect.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Wally has specifically stated he dislikes group mentality, so it makes sense his natural reaction would be to oppose the majority opinion. Which I can respect.

Despite what the vast majority of Americans say, Hitler wasn't that bad of a guy.

[minionofmidas]

Was the Democrat not very popular among labor in this election?

Philadelphia was very Republican until 1936. Not sure why.

Republicans were for high tariffs. Manufacturing area.

Machine politics and a large black population.

Both valid points, but the main reason is actually that universal suffrage came to Pennsylvania in 1936.

[jokerman]

Ahh, that seems to explain the results more than anything, Lewis.

[Rob]

New Election: 1926 Pennsylvania Senatorial General Election Results
    
    

Just noticed the overlap between this map and President 2008



Eight of the twelve counties that voted Republican in this race also voted for Barack Obama.

[Keystone Phil]

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ah.  the good ol days.  back when philadelphia voted for normal people.

I'm assuming you don't know who William Vare is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Vare

i applaud his fight for freedom!

and yes, brtd, santorum is normal and i miss him in the senate.

And, of course, the corruption charges were all part of the dastardly crusade of the morally corrupt aspects of society against every politician Mitty likes.

Well, in all fairness, Vare's positions on the issues were quite good, although I'm surprised Walter likes someone who was so strongly pro-union.

And yeah, the bribery and corruption is kind of a turn off for me.

Ah, the Vare Brothers. Go figure that Philly would be the city where the Italian immigrants would become Republicans, not Democrats*. 

*Ironically, both my Mom's and Dad's families were Democrats. My Mom's parents, who live in heavily Democratic South Philly, remain registered with the Dems for "cosmetic purposes." It's funny how this area - full of Italian Democrats - used to be Vare's turf and the Italians were Republicans. I learned a lot about this in Frank Rizzo's biography.

It's funny how this thread was bumped on the day that I was appointed Ward leader in my ward (the 65th).    I'm not another Vare though.