Southwest Philly May Day Attendees Call for Revival of Labor Politics
Charlie McCollester speaks at Philly May Day A pro-labor Americana band played on while Jim Moran, former director of the Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health, talked May Day. “I found out about May Day and its history back in the early 70s while in labor school for the auto workers in Black Lake, Michigan,” said Moran. “I was in...
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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 ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Libertarian Party Hits Back at Republicans Over Ballot Access
An attorney for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is attempting to turn the tables on the entire Pennsylvania third party system—by suing the Republicans back. Alicia Dearn, who represents Johnson’s campaign, emailed District Attorney Seth Williams this week regarding concerns over the legal challenge to their campaign. Specifically, the idea...
Continue ReadingConstitution Party Kicked Off the Pennsylvania Ballot
On Tuesday, the Constitution Party—whose presidential ticket consists of former U.S. House member Virgil Goode and Lancaster, Pennsylvania attorney James Clymer—withdrew their petition to get on the ballot in Pennsylvania. The decision came after multiple warnings of the court costs by attorneys for the Republican Party, who have challenged the Constitution...
Continue Reading‘Legitimate Rape’ Fantasies Nothing New for Conservatives
U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, the GOP Senate candidate and frontrunner in Missouri, set off a media and partisan firestorm yesterday after making claims in which he noted women who are raped have a natural defense against getting pregnant from said rape. In his explanation, he referred to something as “legitimate rape,” and used pseudo science to claim that, “the...
Continue ReadingDCCC Starts Online Petition to Fight ‘Voter Suppression in Pennsylvania’
As more information comes out regarding the Pennsylvania Voter ID law—and how ill-equipped the state is to enact it this year—the Democratic Party has been increasingly fighting it. Now, they’ve started an online petition to fight it, calling the law “Republican Voter Suppression in Pennsylvania.” “In a highly partisan move, PA Republican Gov. Tom...
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What Happened to the Liquor Privatization Debate?
Will beer keg backpacks still be legal? Wasn’t the liquor debate supposed to be done by now? After some energy at the beginning of the week, the House has scheduled more debate for, well, next week. And after that, maybe the week after. And so on/so forth/etc. As punned by Capitol Ideas, the liquor privatization idea may have lost its fizz, but isn’t necessarily...
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Introducing ‘Fake Outrage’: Because Someone Has to Document What Comes Out of the Candidates’ Mouths
There’s this thing that seems to pop up every election year. The left and right undertake causes so stupid, you can only laugh at them. But you don’t. You go along with them. You are outrageously outraged by them. Suddenly, everyone and their mom is screaming about Sarah Palin hunting wolves (the horror!). Suddenly, a black woman holding an umbrella for Sen....
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Local Republicans Not on Board with Rep. Todd Akin’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comments [UPDATED]
When U.S. Rep. Todd Akin made derogatory comments about rape and abortion last weekend, the media, liberals and many conservatives erupted in a firestorm. Conservatives, worried they’d now lose what could have been an easy Senate seat in Missouri, called on him to drop out. “From what I understand from doctors, [pregnancy resulting from rape is] really rare,”...
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