DAILY GRINDER: Democrats Raising Cash on Voter ID Challenge
The Voter ID challenge hearing began yesterday. And with it came a horde of Democratic politicians and organizations asking for either a) You make sure you and everyone you know has ID to vote, but who has the time for that? Not you? Then how about b) A donation? Kevin Washo, executive director of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, sent an email yesterday after...
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Report From Inside ‘Occupy Eric Cantor’
It was 1pm on Friday (10/21), and word was GOP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor had cancelled the speech he was set to give at the University of Pennsylvania, about income inequality in the United States. But Occupy Philly’s march from Dilworth Plaza to UPenn, protesting it and him, would go on. A media email sent by the group called it a “March for Integrity.” By...
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Sestak Jumps On ‘U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Writes Checks In Yen’ Bandwagon
There’s this thing called the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (ya heard?). It’s a pro-business lobbying group that’s been in the news lately because in addition to greasing up conservative lawmakers, it’s begun lobbying the public with TV ads and won’t disclose its funding sources. One of its targets: Your Joe Sestak. President and CEO of the Chamber, Tom...
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