Steady voter turnout reported in Bucks County amid key races

Taking a look at all of the things that are going on. Jen's out in one of those areas that continues to define itself as purple, Jen, in terms of the split vote turnout. So how's it looking out there? Yes, I mean, we're in Bucks County. It's a purple county in a purple state. And there are a couple key races that people are voting on here. Of course, there is the highly contested first congressional district race for a U.S. House seat. And there's also a state Senate seat that is also supposed to be a very tight race and could sway power. In the Republican-controlled state Senate. Now, if you look behind me here, this is Ben Salem High School. You've been seeing such a steady flow of voters throughout the day. Of course, seeing bigger waves of traffic during that lunch hour. And, you know, I think we're right on the cusp of work being let out in just a little bit. So I'm expecting way more people to start showing up here after 5 o'clock. But check out all the campaign signs. I mean, they did not skimp at all. They are just littered all throughout this lawn here at Ben Salem High School. And you are seeing a lot of, you know, campaign workers who are outside this front door, as well as if you enter the high school, the actual voting place is in the cafeteria. So right outside those doors as well. I had a chance to speak with a few. judges of elections here because there are three voting districts here and they say that it's the busiest they have seen in years in their years of covering elections here in Ben Salem and I think that's really exciting for the volunteers because they feel so passionately about turning out the vote and I will tell you it was a very early morning for them because they got here at 6 a.m. Of course, polls open at 7. They close at 8 o'clock. After that, they'll print out the sheet from the machine and send those results out. They said they'll be taking that sheet over to Levittown here. So, yeah, I've been talking with people also about some of the issues that they're very interested in. The economy. Probably the biggest one, the cost of living, groceries, gas prices. But people are also really interested and invested in schools, education. Abortion was another topic. Immigration. Some people mentioned the ICE action that is happening. So we're hearing just a variety of issues that people are interested in as they come out here to vote. But again, those two races, probably the biggest ones that we're seeing here locally. That could change who holds power in Harrisburg as well as D.C. I feel like you have to share in this process, all right? If you want to have a voice, you've got to come out and use it. I know it's a shame some people don't come out. They don't think it's worth it, but I think it's worth it. And a lot of other Americans thought it was worth it, too. We actually had to fight for that right. That's what we were given by our founding fathers. Thank you. Thank you. It's 2026, and we're here using our rights as a woman. I'm here to vote every single year. This is my ninth year voting, and it's not going to be my last, so we'll always be here. And that voter, her name is Maite Estrada, and what I thought was so funny, she walked out with three other people, and I asked them if they had, you know, planned this voting outing together, and she said no. It was a coincidence. She ran into a family friend and also another family member. You know, they all voted at the same time, so it was a voting party. Well, nothing wrong with a voting party. Jen, what's interesting is all of those, the topics that you talk about, have been the top topics all throughout the country. The challenge has been who people are holding accountable for it. So does the energy feel like a movement towards change? Does the energy feel like, I don't know, I mean, it's tough to tell, but what's the kind of sense that you're getting among people, or people obviously don't want to talk about who they're voting for? People are holding their lips tight when it comes to who they are actually voting for, but I get the impression whether you're a Democrat, Republican, or maybe you're an independent voter, that they do want to see change. And like you mentioned, that was a big motivating factor for people coming out to vote. Not to mention, you'll probably see the sun in my face. I think it was just a beautiful day to get out to the polls. So we were very lucky in that respect. Absolutely, Jen Lee, thank you very much. Appreciate the update. We're all going to be following these things throughout the evening.