Politics & Government

An Election Day Q&A With Brian Rudnick

The Independent candidate spoke at his polling spot.

Brian Rudnick, Independent candidate for the 8th District City Council seat, voted Tuesday evening at , his neighborhood polling place, and spoke to community members about his election day experience.

Rudnick is running against Democratic nominee for the seat, Cindy Bass, who . Rudnick told Patch how he spent his Election Day.

How has your day been going so far?

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It’s been good. It’s good weather, which is good for a challenger. I’ve been to a lot of polls and there have been positive reactions.

How has the reception been with voters you’ve met today?

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It’s been pretty good. People are tired of the same old.

How have you been spending election day?

I’ve been from poll to poll to poll to poll all day. We’ve been from North Philly and worked our way through Olney, Nicetown, Germantown, Ogontz and now Chestnut Hill. After this I’ll be hitting some more polls in Chestnut Hill.

What are your emotions today?

Excited. There’s been so much preparation for today, now we’re just executing the game plan. But I like to be out and meeting people.

Are you feeling confident?

I feel hopeful. I don’t know if I would call it confident, but I feel hopeful about winning.


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