Baer: Turnout (or lack thereof) carries GOP to big victory
PENNSYLVANIA voters yesterday gamely reasserted their right to elect statewide judges, an act akin to playing a political lottery.
Fifteen candidates for seven spots on three state courts were on the ballot in a municipal election year with no marquee races to generate voter turnout anywhere in the state.
To read John Baer’s column in the Daily News, click here.
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