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Category Archives: Elections
It’s Official: Sestak to Run for Professor of the Year
Joe Sestak may be running for Senate in 2016, but he won’t be spending the entirety of the next three and a half years campaigning. During the 2013-2014 academic year, Sestak will hold the General Omar N. Bradley Chair in … More after the jump
Joe Sestak Forming Senate Exploratory Committee
If anybody else just got the email from Joe Sestak with the subject line, “Our Next Step” — like me, you thought, “Finally! We can figure out what Joe’s been working towards for the past two years.” We didn’t get much in … More after the jump
#PAGov: Schwartz Releases New Ad Hitting Corbett on Jobs
It’s pretty good too. Kudos on the Wyoming part: Couldn’t have come out on a better day, when Corbett’s negatives reached an all-time high.
Upcoming Potential Milestone in PA Redistricting Reform & What You Can Do About It NOW
Every ten years, following the census, the political party in power gets to redraw the lines of congressional districts. This process, called redistricting, is often used by the party in power to do what is known as gerrymandering, or drawing … More after the jump
PA-15: Congressman Dent on His 2014 Race
Roll Call has a good article out today essentially on how awful Governor Corbett’s reelection prospects are. (Spoiler: They’re really bad.) But the main thrust of Roll Call’s post was how some GOP ‘operatives’ are getting more-and-more nervous about Corbett’s unpopularity … More after the jump
Donors Giving Sestak Big Money for … Whatever
One of the most interesting things that’s happened so far with (partial) regards to PA Gov race was Joe Sestak’s raking in of $460,000 in the first quarter without announcing any candidacy for anything — which is technically more than … More after the jump
After Announcing PA Gubernatorial Campaign, Allyson Schwartz “Punches the Hippies” on CISPA
“Punching the hippies” is a figure of speech I have picked up on from never missing MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show. Most recently used by Rachel to describe President Obama’s proposal to effectively cut Social Security benefits, “punching the hippies” … More after the jump
Marine Corps Vet Larry Stiles to Challenge Keith Rothfus in GOP Primary
It looks like Freshman Congressman Keith Rothfus (R-Sewickley) will have to clear a primary election before running to retain his seat in the general election against a yet-to-be-determined Democrat. Johnstown Republican Larry Stiles, 63, today announced his candidacy for the … More after the jump
Allyson Schwartz Talks Education, Abortion, and Gun Control with PA College Democrats
On Thursday night, 2014 gubernatorial candidate Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) joined the Pennsylvania College Democrats for their final statewide conference call of the semester. Speaking to students from universities and colleges across the Commonwealth, Schwartz said that she “announced for … More after the jump
Butkovitz Adds Democratic City Committee Endorsement to Labor Nods
Two-term Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz’s re-election campaign today received the unanimous endorsement of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee. This follows the endorsement of the AFL-CIO and AFSCME District 47, as well as the 9th and 30th Ward Committees. Butkovitz … More after the jump
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