Can we now say "L" is for "Lisa" and "L" is for "Lost"?

Should this be our theme song of the morning? (click below)

Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Them Goodbye

We want to thank everyone on the Main Line who gave their time yesterday as a volunteer in any election race no matter for what candidate or party. It was a very exciting day, and honestly? No matter what political party or persuasion you are, you have to an extent thank Senators Clinton and Obama for invigorating the electorate as a whole. Finally, yesterday, Pennsylvanians had anything but a ho hum Presidential Primary.

So that race is looking like Hillary today, and McCain should take to heart the small percentage of protest votes as votes were recorded for Ron Paul and Huckabee.

Now...onto the good stuff. Daylin Leach is obviously the Democrat on the State Senate 17th District ballot for the fall, and it's looking safe to say at this point that Lance Rogers trounced Lisa Paolino for the Republican ticket for the 17th Senate District for the fall!

Voters seemed to have sent Ms. Paolino a clear message on "change", and this morning it is looking like with the exception of Radnor Township where the unofficial count is Rogers 907 votes and Paolino 1304, it appears that all other municipalities went to Lance.

But Ms. Paolino doesn't have appeared to taken Delco unanimously. A squeaker it was, BUT Haverford Township appears to have gone to Rogers 2,563 to 2,537. So what does that say to George Twardy and his many minions of nasty who were out at the polls in HT yesterday? Not that George was the only one who had people behaving badly. We have had reports overnight of a very nice woman volunteering in HT got spat on by a Paolino volunteer late in the day? Now seriously, was that necessary? How utterly classless, huh?

Ms. Paolino, it's looking like Lance, and it's looking like you need to graciously concede. The voters have spoken, and even if you won Radnor, it wasn't by astounding margins, and that should be a clear message to you, shouldn't it? Can you be compared to the boy who cried wolf? You cried foul, yet look how you conducted your campaign? Look at the numbers in your township who switched their political party affiliation, because if you take a big look, the times they may be a changing. How will this race and the party affiliation shift in Radnor affect Ms. Paolino in future bids for commissioner in Radnor Township? Only time will tell, right?

Here are the reports in the media:

TONY PHYRILLAS - Rogers trounces Paolino in 17th Senate Dist. race

Delco Times: Posted on Wed, Apr 23, 2008
Rogers captures 17th district
By Alex Rose,

Republican Lower Merion Commissioner Lance Rogers defeated Radnor Township Vice President of Commissioners Lisa Paolino, according to unofficial results of Tuesday’s primary election for the 17th state Senatorial District.

With 83 percent of the vote in for Radnor Township, Paolino led Rogers 3,694 to 3,417, while in Haverford, reporting 100 percent, Rogers held a lead of 2,563 to 2,537.

In unofficial results from Montgomery County, with 49 percent of the vote in, Rogers was leading 3,765 to Paolino’s 1,565.

“I’m excited about this and I look forward to moving to the next phase of our campaign,” said Rogers.

Inside Today's Bulletin
Rogers Prevails Over Paolino For State Senate
By: Bradley Vasoli, The Bulletin
04/23/2008

Vote returns last night indicated Lower Merion Township Commissioner Lance Rogers beat Radnor Township Commissioner Lisa Paolino in the 17th State Senate District primary election.

Mr. Rogers garnered 57.6 percent of the vote over Ms. Paolino's 42.4 percent as of 10:40 p.m. The primary's conclusion ends a bitter campaign over who will go on to challenge state Rep. Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery) in November to succeed retiring Democratic state Sen. Connie Williams.

....During the primary campaign, Mr. Rogers garnered support from a host of prominent public officials, including U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, whose district includes a large part of Montgomery County.

"He's done a terrific job as commissioner here in the township," Mr. Gerlach said yesterday. "I think he'll be able to get a lot of good things done."

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
2008 Primary Election
April 22, 2008
Unofficial Results

Rep - Senator in the General Assembly District 17
104/104 100.00%
Under Votes 1675
Over Votes 0

Vote Count Percent
Lance Rogers 6,469 71.83%
Lisa Paolino 2,537 28.17%
Total 9,006 100.00%

Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Un-Official
General Primary Election 2008 Results

PS Since it is going to be two candidates we know for the 17th, can we ask both of them once the dust settles a bit to shake hands and go forth with a much less caustic general election? We want both Lance and Daylin to consider it. The general election will be hairy enough....