Gov. Tom Wolf calls on a GOP state rep to be censured about a letter he penned on the “unmasked community,” a bill from a York County Republican that was passed unanimously lapses into law, plus the Washington Post profile’s “best-known small city” in America. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.
Gov. Tom Wolf calls for a GOP state rep to be censured after his letter on the “unmasked community,” while VP Mike Pence made a campaign visit to western PA on Thursday. Here is the Playbook.
Likely voters are locked at 50-to-50 on which candidate and party would do a better job recovering from the economic impact of coronavirus. Biden and the Democrats lead Trump and Republicans by 4 points, 52-to-48, over who would be trusted more to handle COVID-19.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) will detail the fourth plank of Biden’s “Build Back Better” economic recovery plan aimed at addressing systemic racism and advancing “real economic equity” in Pennsylvania.
Gov. Tom Wolf described state Rep. Russ Diamond’s press release as “nothing more than a thinly veiled attack on the LGBTQ community” and Sec. Rachel Levine. Diamond responded in a release of his own calling for Wolf to fire Levine, then resign as governor.
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Allegheny) told KDKA on Wednesday that he will be self-quarantining for 14 days after he was in close contact with Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), who tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday morning.
President Trump receives his highest marks on the economy, although his lowest ratings are on his handling of COVID-19, which voters say is the most important issue facing Pennsylvania today.
VP Mike Pence will head to western PA today to headline a “Cops for Trump” event in Westmoreland County and talk about America’s economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic in an event in Somerset County. Here is the Playbook.
The group is aiming to boost former Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General Josh Shapiro, congressional hopefuls Christina Finello and Eugene DePasquale, and other down ballot pro-choice Democrats in the state as a part of its 2020 electoral program.
A Morning Consult poll shows former VP Joe Biden leading President Donald Trump by 8 points in the state, while the Cook Political Report rates the state House and Senate in PA as Leans Republican for the upcoming election. Here is the Playbook.
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