8/10 Ups & Downs
Who had a good week, and who wishes it could have been nothing more than a bad dream? Check it out.
August 10, 2012
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Who had a good week, and who wishes it could have been nothing more than a bad dream? Check it out.
Call it a summer slump, but since our last PoliticsPA congressional-seat vulnerability ranking in April, the broad outlines haven’t changed much. However, a few contests have risen or fallen slightly.
We take a look at presidential campaign apps and an act of heroism from a state Rep. There were some missteps – and even an arrest. See who had a good week – and who wishes they could take it back.
Rep. Warren Kampf said he believes PA’s Voter ID law may actually increase voter turnout during a town hall meeting in Phoenixville Monday. Kampf referenced a 2008 voter ID law enacted in Georgia where afterward, voting increased in the districts expected to be affected prior to the passage of the law.
Complementing a campaign fact sheet on the presidential nominees’ competing tax plans, the Obama camp hosted a call today between U.S. Rep. Bob Brady and two middle-class voters who said Romney’s tax plan would roll back tax cuts for them while giving millions in tax breaks for the rich.
Today we present the latest in our informal series in which we map out PA’s primary data: the Democratic race for U.S. Senate. Incumbent Bob Casey lost nearly 20 percent of the vote to a no-name, no-money challenger.
Our latest commentary from Madonna and Young speculate that a win for the Republican presidential nominee may not bode well for the Republican Governor Tom Corbett, and that it could throw off the Keystone State’s famous eight-year cycle.
It’s tough to tell how many people will be impacted by PA’s new voter ID law. But based on the numbers we have, here are the congressional, PA House and Senate districts that will be most (and least) affected.
Who said summer was a slow time for politics! The Commonwealth Court shakes up the status quo, a certain lawmaker’s mug shot hits the news, and a certain 2010 candidate gets no love in the Tweet of the week. Check out this week’s list.
The Hill’s annual “50 Most Beautiful” list includes Rep. Joe Pitts staffer Brian Bosak, a legislative assistant who handles business, financial and values issues. Though not a PA native, Bosak represents the Keystone State well. Two others who called PA home also made the list.
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