Up In the Clouds of Delusion: Delco Republican Party Chairman Tom Judge

Delco Republican Party Chairman Tom Judge said he was shocked by the Republicans’ loss in Radnor....“They were out campaigning every night,” he said. “There was no break, they were there and I certainly appreciate it. The committee people got the vote out and that’s the most important thing.”

HUH????? That IS the stupidest thing I ever heard. Seriously, did he see the crap the Radnor Republicans foisted on an unsuspecting populous as "campaign literature"? Did he check out the candidates? Has he checked out the candidates in the last few years? Were any traffic accidents the result of those god damn stupid school board signs?

ROFL. Up in the clouds of delusions that one is....Psssst? Has anyone seen Mimi Auchincloss yet? Rumor has it she was in seclusion yesterday? Has she sent out a post election wrap up? Or is she still working on the spin? Will Tom Judge end up being the only Delco Elephant sailing off into retirement? Or will the Meemster follow suit?

My goodness, politics sure will get more fun 'round Radnor now I think....but again, don't go crazy...no stimulus money to buy Land Rovers in Wayne....

Party leaders pleased with election outcome
Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009

It was simple math and abysmal voter turnout that nixed Democratic countywide candidates’ chances in Tuesday’s election, according to county Democratic Party Chairman Cliff Wilson.

“We now have a registration in most places that is fairly competitive, in some places where there’s an edge,” said Wilson. “(But) if we get every one in four of ours out (to vote) and they get every one in three out, they win.”

Democrats did make substantial gains in Millbourne, Radnor, Chester and on the William Penn School Board, which went Democratic for the first time in 30 years. But Republicans had the better night, with solid wins countywide and in Haverford, Sharon Hill, Morton, Norwood, Ridley Park, Marple and Nether Providence.

.....He noted that even in Radnor, the GOP county candidates still beat their Democratic opponents. That points to voters being more motivated by local issues than party affiliation in areas Republicans lost, said Reilly, which means his party is still alive and well despite the gradual equalizing of voter registration in the county over the past several elections.

Delco Republican Party Chairman Tom Judge said he was shocked by the Republicans’ loss in Radnor as much as he was by a win in Sharon Hill, which went Democratic in the 2007 municipal election, but he was not surprised by how well the countywide candidates did.

“They were out campaigning every night,” he said. “There was no break, they were there and I certainly appreciate it. The committee people got the vote out and that’s the most important thing.”

This was Judge’s last election as chairman of the party, a position he has held for 34 years. He is expected to become “chairman emeritus” following a special election Nov. 10 to select an interim chairman that would serve out the remainder of Judge’s term to April 2012. Reilly said he is the only candidate to have filed a petition for that position with a special party election board.