With 100 percent of the precincts reporting and absentee ballots still trickling in, Kent County’s election results so far point to an ideological divide between the liberal/progressive leaning Chestertown, and the rest of the county, which leans towards a conservative/traditional agenda.
The thin margins of difference mirror the red and blue divide that played out nationally over the last year.
Almost 56 percent of voters in Chestertown supported Question 6, which guarantees same sex couples the right to marry, while 56 percent of voters in Rock Hall voted against Question 6, in attempt to keep the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.
As of today, Nov. 15, the county as a whole is leaning against Question 6 by a mere 177 votes, or 1.9 percent of the 9,459 votes cast on the measure.
Marriage equality is now law based on the statewide tallies.
Votes on the Dream Act, which gave instate tuition privileges to children of undocumented immigrants, was supported by Chestertown’s three precincts—from 50 to 62 percent, while all other precincts in the county rejected the measure in the ranges from 55 to 58 percent.
As of Nov. 14, GOP nominee Mitt Romney was leading Obama by a mere 25 votes of the 9,625 votes cast. But Chestertown’s three precincts show 922 votes for Obama and 680 for Romney, a near 58 percent margin in favor of President Obama.
According to an election official at the Kent Board Election, tomorrow will be the last day to receive absentee ballots, and the final election results for the county must be certified by the end of business day.
The official said that 85 absentee ballots arrived on Nov. 15 and are not yet posted in the final tallies.
We are a divided county and a divided country, and the current climate is not on a trajectory towards reconciliation and bipartisanship–based on the results of more than a decade of elections.
Commissioner William Pickrum made note on election night that the lack of compromise and bipartisanship on the national level has been a great disservice to all Americans.
“When the election is over, you still have to govern,” he said.
Robert Sweetman says
Calling an Illegal Alien an Undocumented Immigrant is like
calling a Drug Dealer an Unlicensed Pharmacist.
Gren Whitman says
OK, let’s call ’em “surreptitious immigrants.”
Robert Sweetman says
How about we just stop with all the word games, twisting the meaning of phrases and “Political Correctness” to confuse, obstruct and distort what they really are…. Illegal Aliens?
Stu Cawley says
Robert, European colonists weren’t gen’lly invited to settle in North America by the locals, nor did they bother to investigate the prevailing rules of land use/”ownership.” People unhappy w/ their current situations tend to move to places where they anticipate better conditions for themselves and their children. If you want to avoid the semantic spin, perhaps you might want to label those w/ the gumption to leave everything they know behind them for a chance at something better “humans.”
Robert Sweetman says
Stu, that’s where I think you’re distorting the topic. We are not talking about past history, injustices or mistakes, we are talking about today. Were there grave injustices done in the past? Yes. Were there “Some” transactions done in the past which were proper & agreed upon by both sides? Yes. But I’m not talking about yesterday or those events and circumstances. Most People unhappy with their current situations in other parts of the world most definitely would jump at the chance to move here and better their circumstances, but we can’t allow everyone, because that we result in chaos and confusion, hence we have an immigration system to process all those who would like to come here to live and or work in an orderly method and manner. And there are Laws established to make that process function. Those who advocate ” Undocumented Immigrants” basically are attempting to circumvent that system.
Are they “Humans” ?!?!?! Nonsensical question, of course they are….Are they Citizens? ? ? No. Therein lies the fallacy of your argument. It’s not about being a member of the Human Race, but of being a Citizen of the Country. They are not immigrants unless they follow the rules and laws and become citizens. They are Aliens, non citizens.
sean ahner says
Maybe i can say that it was just a red and blue war! You are just like terrorist if you are called illegal alien or undocumented immigrant.