Voters at two polling places in Allentown Tuesday evening expressed disgust with the negativity of this year's midterm election.
Stephanie Petner, 32, a registered independent, voted for Republican Pat Toomey for the U.S. Senate, but Democrat John Callahan for U.S. Congress. But, she said she nearly stayed home this year.
She said she ultimately voted for Toomey because of the television commercials that featured his family, saying she liked his message that he was concerned about his children's future. She voted for Callahan because she thinks he's done a good job as mayor of Bethlehem.
Duane Tolson, a registered Democrat from Allentown, also said he almost did not vote because he feels candidates from both political parties fail to give straight answers and their ads are "overboard." In the end, he cast a vote for Democrat Joe Sestak for U.S. Senate.
Brad Gerhart, 49, a registered Republican, cast his ballot for Toomey, saying he made up his mind this election season by asking himself whether he was better off than he was in 2008. He decided he was not.
Jeff Bodack, 54, a registered Democrat who has been voting for Republicans since the Ronald Reagan-era, said he wants Toomey in Washington because he wants "change," and said his vote felt "urgent."
Harking to Obama's 2008 campaign mantra, Bodack said Toomey is a vote to, "change the change."