Daily News | Three Philly mayoral candidates voted at the same polling place — at the same time
“it’s more than time to have a woman mayor of the city, to lead with both courage and compassion, the way that women do.””She’s worked very hard for a lot of months,” Julia said. “And now the day is finally here.”
Two other top candidates also cast ballots this morning, but with significantly less tension. Helen Gym, who also lives in the 8th Ward but votes at the Moore College of Art and Design on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, was the first person to cast a ballot at her polling location just after 7 a.m. Gym said afterward that casting her vote was just part of a “journey over the last two decades.” Like each of the top candidates,for the day and will jet across the city talking to voters and making her last-minute pitch.
“Election day is all about living in the moment,” she said. “You kind of let all these things go, and you’re just really enjoying the city. You’re enjoying the fact that people are paying attention, that people have big dreams.” Cherelle Parker, who hails from Northwest Philadelphia, voted just after 8:30 a.m. at Masjidullah Mosque in West Oak Lane. Her 10-year-old son, Langston, stood alongside her while she cast her ballot — and even got his own “I voted” sticker.
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