Heard in the Hall

The election is tomorrow. Will anyone show? The Inquirer wrestled with that question over the weekend, pondering the possibility that Democratic mayoral nominee Michael Nutter might set two records: one for a record win, in percentage terms, and another for drawing the lowest election-day turnout in decades. The final debate of the campaign season seems unlikely to have created more interest in this one-sided contest. There are other races, however, and they could be close. David Oh's quest to become one of (almost certainly) two at-large Republicans on City Council, for example, and the fight for the state Supreme Court.

Still you can't blame folks for looking past Tuesday. John Baer has an interesting sit-down interview with Michael Nutter, who's doing nothing to tamp down the high expectations that have built up around him. Tom Ferrick takes a look at the city's mood on the eve of this election, and finds that people are hopeful, even as they tell pollsters that the city is worse off then it was before. Mayor Street is thinking about his legacy.

Elsewhere, the manhunt contintues for officer Chuck Cassidy's killer.