Across Dauphin County: GOP voter says Trump, assailed by pandemic, foes ‘deserves another chance’

The election judge in Paxtang Borough says they’ve had just over 100 voters as of 2:30 today, a slower stream than usual. pic.twitter.com/gZRaUAhiYA

— Elizabeth Hardison (@elizhardison) June 2, 2020

She also said she’s had more provisional ballots this year, the result of people who requested VBM ballots showing up to vote in person.

— Elizabeth Hardison (@elizhardison) June 2, 2020

I asked the family of three (mom and dad and young adult son) if they were excited about any particular race or candidate. They didn’t want to say who they’d voted for, but the dad said “we voted… but I wouldn’t say we were excited about it.”

— Elizabeth Hardison (@elizhardison) June 2, 2020

Voting has been slow but smooth in this Susquehannna Township precinct, the judge tells me. No hitches yet with the new machines. pic.twitter.com/hEEXZlWpbk

— Elizabeth Hardison (@elizhardison) June 2, 2020

I caught a Republican coter Jeffrey Smith on his way out of the polls today. He said he votes in every election and came out today even though there weren’t contested Republican races on the ballot.

— Elizabeth Hardison (@elizhardison) June 2, 2020

Smith said he likes US Rep. Scott Perry, called him “genuine.” Thinks Trump is “an ignorant, arrogant person, who still deserves a second term. “Between the Russian collision [probe], impeachment and COVID, he hasn’t had time to do anything. He needs another chance.”

— Elizabeth Hardison (@elizhardison) June 2, 2020

Just saw a typo in my second to last tweet: Jeff Smith is a *voter, not a coter.

— Elizabeth Hardison (@elizhardison) June 2, 2020