Time for Gov. Corbett to Figure Out the Health-Care Exchange
"Decisions, decisions..." The election is over and it’s time, again, to worry about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Specifically, what our lawsuit-filing governor (and former attorney general) cares to do about the issue. Because like it or not, although the deadline has been extended, President Obama’s re-election combined with...
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Pennsylvanians and Americans Voted For a Democratic U.S. House—So Why Do Republicans Still Hold Huge Majorities?
Pennsylvania in 2012, Source: Think Progress In spite of misleading polls released before the election which showed the race close or even tied, President Obama easily won the state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday night. The same cannot be said, however, of the commonwealth’s Democratic Congresspeople. Democrats will hold only five of the state’s 18 congressional...
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As Romney Gets Ready for PA Visit, Pattern Shows Republicans Are Losers Here
"I'm coming...I'm coming!" After rumors circulated about Mitt Romney coming into Pennsylvania this weekend, we can finally confirm: He will be in Yardley on Sunday. On a farm. That is all. According to news reports and analysts over the past few days, Romney’s trip and accompanying commercial carpet-bombing may just be a strategic fake-out....
Continue ReadingAmericans for Prosperity, Backed by the Koch Brothers, Buy Pennsylvania Ad Time
The list of right-wing groups coming into Pennsylvania during the final week keeps growing. Now, as the New York Times reports, Koch Brothers-backed Americans for Prosperity is getting on the air, spending $1.5 million for commercials criticizing President Obama. One of the ads, titled “Has President Obama Earned Your Vote?,” features three Americans speaking...
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Despite Lack of Campaigning, Neither Obama Nor Romney Completely Shutting Out Pennsylvania in Final Week
Are you still paying attention to the presidential race? Because there’s only, like, a week left until you cast your vote. And since that’s the case, both the Romney and Obama people are letting you, Pennsylvania, know they still think about you like you exist. Sort of. The Romney campaign still isn’t advertising here, but that’s not stopping the “Restore...
Continue ReadingIs Voter ID the Republicans’ ‘Ground Game’ in Pennsylvania?
Former president Bill Clinton made a point last night to denounce Voter ID laws, like the one still on the books in Pennsylvania. “If you want America — if you want every American to vote and you think it is wrong to change voting procedures just to reduce the turnout of younger, poorer, minority and disabled voters, you should support Barack Obama,” he...
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U.S. Justice Dept. Wants Info Relating to ‘99 Percent’ of Pennsylvania Voters
Attorney General Eric Holder in City Hall Late yesterday, the U.S. Dept. of Justice released a letter it sent to Carol Aichele, acting secretary of the Commonwealth, saying it will be probing Pennsylvania’s Voter ID law to make sure the state is in compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. This section “prohibits voting practices or procedures that...
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Green Party’s Inclusion on PA Ballot Remains Uncertain
Cheri Honkala (via Facebook) Philadelphia activist Cheri Honkala accepted the vice presidential nomination to the national Green Party ticket in Baltimore over the weekend. She introduced herself to the national party and gave a CliffsNotes version of her life—from the time she was homeless in Minnesota to her current work on behalf of the poor—before introducing...
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Nutter, Other PA Mayors Send Open Letter to Mitt Romney
In light of a Washington Post report published on Friday detailing Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital — specifically, its role in outsourcing American jobs overseas — five Pennsylvania mayors are lashing out. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Allentown Mayor Ed Pawloski, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, Erie Mayor Joe Sinnott and Reading Mayor...
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