General Discussion

We have an almost even number of registered D and R voters in Pennsylvania, BUT we have an even larger percentage of independent voters. That means our closed primaries (for each race) are only showing part of the picture. In the primary voting, the independent voters are left out because they can't participate.

But those same indies will probably make the difference in the November election. It's hard to get them excited about either candidate. When they DO get excited, the independents and the once-in-a-while voters are the BIGGEST FACTOR of all. It's our Party's responsibility to choose the candidate that will bring in the outsiders, while holding onto the loyal insiders.

In the Texas primary for US Senator, both of the D candidates look to me like they could bring in the independent and occasional voters. However none of the R candidates look like they care enough to bother. I don't know, we'll see.

Best of luck to both Democrats!