A Pennsylvania Democratic Party email sent out on Thursday afternoon included a message of Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills that the state party is ready to coalesce behind former Vice President Joe Biden’s bid for the presidency.
A GOP frontrunner for a Trump friendly district receives backlash for an old social media post, a former pro-life Democrat receives a share of an endorsement from Planned Parenthood PAC, plus a Pittsburgh talk show host makes controversial comments about COVID-19. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.
Five progressive elected officials in Pennsylvania who backed Sen. Bernie Sanders bid for the White House said that former VP Joe Biden must earn their support, while Rep. Susan Wild (D-Lehigh) announced her official endorsement for Biden’s campaign. Here is the Playbook.
The Pennsylvania Democratic Party announced that they are rescheduling their summer meeting that was originally scheduled for June 13 to July 18, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On Wednesday, after Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign, five women elected officials in Pennsylvania who supported his candidacy issued a joint statement urging former Vice President Joe Biden to adopt policies put forth by the Vermont Senator’s campaign.
A GOP candidate for PA’s 8th Congressional District receives backlash for a one year-old social media post, while a liberal group targets 17 races and 8 counties in the state for the upcoming election. Here is the Playbook.
Earl Granville is a decorated combat veteran with support from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. He’s running against one of the GOP’s top targets nationwide. But his path to the nomination is complicated by an old social media post in which, he said he said he did not vote for Trump and used the term “Trump-tards” to refer to the President’s die-hard supporters.
Way to Win is targeting a total of 17 state House, Senate, and U.S. House races in the state and has identified Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Philadelphia, and York as their priority counties.