A Reading school board member says he doesn’t think it was legal for the district to waive fees associated with a Barack Obama rally at the high school.

William F. Cinfici says waiving the fees associated with the April rally represents an in-kind donation to the Democrat’s campaign. He says that’s illegal and unfair to taxpayers.  read more »

Unity was the buzzword among Democrats yesterday, and no more so than in Pennsylvania, where almost all the big power brokers – and many of the smaller ones – had until now thrown their support behind Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

But with Sen. Barack Obama the presumptive Democratic nominee, top state Democrats yesterday were left figuring out how to best position the Illinois lawmaker for victory in their swing state, which carries 21 electoral votes.

“Any time, any place, anywhere under any set of circumstances that I can be helpful, that’s where I’m going to be,” Mayor Nutter said yesterday. “I’ll campaign with him here in Philly or in the suburbs or anywhere else they would like.”

“I’m a Democrat,” he added. “I’m supporting the Democratic nominee.”  read more »

So, it’s Wednesday morning, Hillary won by a comfortable margin… now what? Her campaign is struggling for funds and nationally voters have decided her opponent is better. Where does she go from here?

“Some people counted me out and said to drop out, but the American people don’t quit, and they deserve a president who doesn’t quit either,” Clinton told cheering supporters last night at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue. “Because of you, the tide is turning.”  read more »

From Wendy Warren at the Daily News:

Gov. Rendell was at the Famous deli for the usual election-day power lunch, and sounding positive about his candidate’s chances — but more positive if all of the state’s counties vote.

The guv said that, if the turnout is even through the state, Clinton will win by 6 to 10 points.

If turnout is heaviest in the Philly burbs, Clinton wins by 4 to 6 points, Rendell said.

So here’s my question – is this an actual shift in strategy for Hillary or is the media just covering her more fairly at the 11th hour? Eh, probably a bit of both.

Joined by her husband and daughter, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton wrapped up her final Pennsylvania campaign push last night at a passionate rally at the packed and sweltering Palestra.

“This has been an extraordinary campaign, and it has been for all the right reasons,” Clinton told the audience of about 7,000 supporters, who frequently drowned her out by stomping on the old bleachers of the University of Pennsylvania’s arena.  read more »