‘Fear of a Black Republican’ a Provocative, Though Glossy, Look at Urban Relations in GOP
Black identification in the Republican party is at an all-time low. There are only two black Republican members of the U.S. House; no black Republican governors; and the party has nominated arguably the whitest, “Who let the dogs out”-singingest presidential candidate in modern history. Things don’t look like they’re about to change, either, seeing as...
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DAILY GRINDER: Romney, Santorum To Meet in Pittsburgh, Not Philadelphia
We thought Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney were supposed to meet in Philadelphia to discuss their future! That’s what was said, anyway. Remember: “Coincidentally,” explained Santorum’s chief strategist John Brabender on MSNBC, “that meeting [between Romney and Santorum] might take place here in Philadelphia. What a great place to start a winning campaign...
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DAILY GRINDER: Islamic Groups Offer Reward for Burqa Thieves
An organization representing dozens of Philadelphia Muslim congregations is offering $20,000 to help catch the burqa-wearing thieves who’ve been terrorizing and robbing Philly-area banks. Some Islamic leaders believe the crimes “could make Muslim women the targets of mistrust or even violence.” While the original details of the crimes appeared on anti-Islamic...
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DAILY GRINDER: Santorum Defeats Paul, Gingrich in PA Primary!
This morning, it’s all election results (almost). The most-watched races in the city were likely in the Republican Senate race (Tom Smith beat PA GOP-endorsed Steve Welch), Democrat Attorney General (Kathleen Kane beat Patrick Murphy) and the 182nd PA House District (Brian Sims beat Babette Josephs). Statewide, five state Reps. were ousted in their respective...
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DAILY GRINDER: Today’s the Pennsylvania Primary–Here’s What You Should Know
It’s Primary Day and time to fulfill your civic duty. That is, vote in today’s primary. No matter your party (ahem, if you’re a Democrat or Republican, that is), you’ve got stuff to do today. State offices up for grabs include Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor General, and a number of state Senator and State Rep. seats. Click here to read all...
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Redistricting Debacle Keeps House Seat in Northeast Philly; York Republicans Drop Out
Last week, we noted that Pennsylvania’s 169th District in the state House was really up for grabs—candidates for the seat were separated by more than 100 miles of Pennsyltucky. Now, three of the York, PA candidates for the 169th have dropped out of the race because the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has kept the district in Philly. And if that doesn’t make...
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Pat Toomey on the Supercommittee ‘Superfail’
As we reported yesterday, Congress’ supercommittee turned out to be a not-so-surprising superfailure due to the series of mishaps that led to its beginnings. Among those: Anti-tax pledges politicians signed away to anti-tax zealot Grover Norquist; John Boehner’s numerous walk-outs when Republicans had what at any other point in history could be called a “Republican...
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