Election Night: Burgh Mayor Race Influenced by Monday Night Football

What was once perceived as steps to a Ravenstahl coronation has been dramatically changed to a legitimate political race.

"While I don't think Ravenstahl will lose, anything less than a 3-1 victory is a loss to Democratic victory in the city," Shuster said.

The professor cites weather conditions, Democratic fatigue and the Monday night Steelers-Ravens game all as factors that could come into play affecting voter turnout today for a race that may or may not turn the tide of the city, but has made serious waves.

Only in the Burgh baby....

Write In Candidate

After this news from South Carolina last week, I now know who I am voting for today. For what office? All of them of course. I will enter Colbert as my write in vote for all offices I can. Keep this in mind when you go out and vote!

Enjoy the Extra Hour

Love it when good ol politics and lobbyists actually gets something right; in this case extending daylight savings time. Just one question: there was an energy policy act passed in 2005? What has this accomplished? Were OPEC lobbyists in cahoots with the candy guys?

The lobbying effort, which was allied with the retail and sports industries, was unsuccessful that year and every year until 2005, when it piggybacked on the Energy Policy Act and managed to get daylight saving time extended by a month.

But the candy makers’ impact can be seen in the odd way the month is broken up: three extra weeks in the spring and one in the fall, just enough to cover Halloween. “That one week is a simple concession to the long-suffering candy makers and chocolate manufacturers,” he said.