Took a drive through some communities in Brandywine Hundred today, from Claymont to the tony Perth and Pembrey developments. When it comes to signs, Bryon Short, Chris Coons and Mike Annone (a union electrician running against Bob Weiner) are the clear leaders, especially on peoples’ lawns. Judy Travis, who is challenging Short, is doing pretty well for a first-time candidate, but it’s tough to challenge the accumulation of sign locations that Short has built up as he runs for the third time.
As good a job as Coons is doing, Carney signs are virtually nowhere to be seen. Not even in his reputed stronghold area of Claymont. Big ups to the Coons campaign for their efforts, Carney had better get moving. If blue-collar communities like Ashbourne Hills and Radnor Green stay home en masse, D’s up and down the ticket could have a tough time. Very few signs for ANYone in Radnor Green/Ashbourne Hills, except for the very occasional Urquhart sign.
Senate candidate Chris Counihan has done a pretty good job with his sign program, especially for a first-timer, and appears to have more signs on lawns than incumbent Cathy Cloutier.
Cloutier’s signs are sometimes found on lawns with Mike Annone signs. The unions, particularly the construction trades, are pushing both candidates hard. I wonder how Cloutier ‘ally’ Bob Weiner feels about Cloutier and Annone running as a team. Maybe that’s why Weiner’s so actively grandstanding on the proposed Stoltz project. And, in typical Weiner fashion, blasting the very same rules and procedures that he aggressively sought to implement. Having said that, I don’t trust Annone at all. Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s being funded by the same people and groups pushing the Stoltz project.
Kovach and Heffernan (running in RD 6) appear to be running close to even in their sign battle, at least along Marsh Road, Washington Street Extension and the southern part of Philadelphia Pike.
I can’t recall a single lawn that had either an O’Donnell or Urquhart sign that also had a Cloutier or Kovach sign. That would concern me if I were them b/c it could signal more down-ballot drop-off than usual.
Anyway, that’s my snapshot from the road.
What are you seeing where YOU live?