Planting the seeds of a socialist future.
Working the polls on Pennsylvania Primary Day, May 19, pretty much confirmed for me how entrenched Philly is when it comes to far-left politics.As Minority Inspector of Elections, I checked Voter IDs when people came to vote but spent the bulk of my time maintaining watch and answering questions near the voting machines.
Voters came as loners, as couples, with baby carriages carrying dogs and cats. Many brought their children, mostly toddlers; there were also quite a few infants that entered the voting booth with their mothers. Had I been into statistics, I’d feel confident enough to make some generalizations about how Democrats, Republicans, and the city’s Working Families Party – with largely Democrat sympathies when it doesn’t operate as a separate communist party – present themselves at the polls.
There were large numbers of young left-leaning women in bare-shoulder tank tops with much of their backs exposed. This is the female leftist uniform, and includes multiple tattoos on legs, ankles, shoulder blades, and in many instances full-sleeve tattoos on one or both arms. These women often have a very haughty air, and when accompanied by a husband or boyfriend – the latter usually lagging behind while sloppily dressed in jeans and a T-shirt – the full-sleeved tattooed woman always seems to be the one in charge because she walks in front of him as if leading a charge.
Older, leftist females tended to have short ‘helmet’ hair and long earrings. This style is a leftist classic and comes from radical fashion from hardcore Democrat Socialist West Philadelphia, Powelton Village, and Germantown.
Returning from a break at one point, I noticed one leftwing couple inspecting a ballot issues poster near the front door. They were examining the ballot with dedicated ferocity. Just before I walked out of hearing range, I heard the man say to his female partner, “Yeah, he’s pro-Palestine!” They then proceeded to vote.
As the day wore on, I noticed that young progressives – whether ordinary Democrats or the eager communists of the Working Families Party – spent an inordinate amount of time in the voting booth.
At one point I was truly worried when one couple, both dressed in shorts and flip flops, spent close to 15 minutes in the booth. Did they both have remedial reading problems? The ballot was not that long. The majority of people spent only a few minutes voting. Finally, when the woman exited first, she went off into a corner where she waited for her male companion who, when he finally emerged, slunk sheepishly over to her where they consulted in hushed tones, both of them looking worried as if they had seen something untoward on the ballot. Or if voting constituted something that actually affected them physically.
Some lefty-looking people became decidedly giddy after they voted. The degree to which politics has become a religion could be seen in many of these people. Their faces would explode with delight when they were handed those little “I just voted” stickers. When poll staffers would say goodbye to them, some would raise their hands in the air in celebratory ecstasy. Some raised their hands over their heads in the manner of Rocky, that fictional character whose statue now rests inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I know from experience that many people get a rush of dopamine after they pull the vote lever, but it was interesting to see extreme examples of this.
Although Philly is already blue and almost communist and Islamist to its core, I knew what these people were celebrating once the election returns came in.
They had an idea that Chris Rabb, a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2017, would win the race for the state’s 3rd Congressional district, known as the bluest in the country. Rabb (pictured above) was endorsed by AOC, Ilhan Omar, and socialist streamer Hasan Piker. Rabb’s goal was to get elected so he could “plant the seeds for a socialist future.” Many news outlets called his victory Philly’s “Mamdani moment.” No Republican on earth, not even a Spencer Pratt on steroids, could beat Rabb in November. Rabb, who was endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America, coasted to victory with 45% of the vote.
“I have been critiqued along this campaign for being too radical, being too bold. They ain’t seen nothing yet,” Rabb said after his victory. “This is just the beginning because I see you. I see you. I know what we’re capable of. I see your beauty. I see your power.”
The Left loves talking about power: Power to the people, and even power after death when they say, “Rest in Power.”
We weren’t allowed to talk politics in the polling station. As you can imagine, in 2026 when nearly everything is politics, how do you not do this at least once or twice during a 14-hour stint?
I had the pleasure of meeting Robyn Bird, Philly’s Republican candidate for the 177th Legislative District, who is running against incumbent Democrat Joe Hohenstein. Hohenstein, an immigration attorney, was first elected in 2018. Bird handles government affairs for Local 22 of the firefighters and paramedics union. Her campaign has stressed public safety, police and fire support, and criticism of the state’s current immigration and economic policies. --->READ MORE HERE
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