Some questions to ponder as we wait for the polls to close to tell us what we already know.
Why did Michael Nutter skip the traditional corned-beef lunch at the Famous Fourth Street Deli? Democratic Party chairman Bob Brady came. State Sen. Vincent Fumo was there. Even Nutter's GOP challenger Taubenberer made an appearance. Was this move part of Nutter's reformist message? Or does he simply not like their matzo ball soup?
Will Nutter ditch the post-Election Day lunch at The Palm?
This is Mayor Street's last Election Day as a public official of three decades. How did he spend it?
For the record, the number of voters who cast ballots in the 1995 mayoral race: 327,863. What will that number be tonight?
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