Written by G. Terry Madonna & Michael L. Young

65% oppose impeaching President Donald Trump.

Written by Sy Snyder

The parties got what they wanted for Superior Court, Democratic establishment in Allegheny County was rocked yet again, a pair of longtime incumbents in Philly and Erie Council lost reelection bids, and Harrisburg flipped the board. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.

Written by Sy Snyder

A 2020 hopeful sets up shop in PA, while the President is days away from holding a rally of his own. The governor’s popularity is at a new high according to a new Quinnipiac poll and the RNC makes their pick for state director for the upcoming election cycle. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.

Written by Sy Snyder

A state rep goes viral after berating individuals outside of a Planned Parenthood, the Lebanon County GOP chair is feeling the heat to resign from fellow Republican lawmakers in the county over what they believe is a racist mailer, and top staffers for Gov. Tom Wolf received a significant pay bump. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.

Written by G. Terry Madonna & Michael L. Young

When voters head to the primary polls this year they will confront a bewildering welter of possible candidate choices for a wide variety of offices.

Written by Guest Contributor, Ben Forstate

In part two of a three part series, we look into recent leans and trends to predict which state House Democrats are most vulnerable in 2020.

Written by Sy Snyder

A state representative likens pipeline workers to Nazis, a state Senate hopeful shares a variety of offensive posts on his campaign’s social media accounts, a political consultant gets 5 years in federal prison for his role in a corruption scheme, and the campaign against a possible run from AG DePasquale has begun. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.

Written by Sy Snyder

The former Mayor of Reading is sentenced for 8 years in federal prison, a number of Pennsylvania Democrats line up behind a Presidential candidate, and a tax on internet sales is exceeding initial expectations. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.

Written by G. Terry Madonna & Michael L. Young

Democrats may prefer a nominee other than Biden but may chose him anyway because he seems most likely to beat Trump.

Written by Guest Contributor, Ben Forstate

Sen. Bob Casey and Gov. Tom Wolf both won by comfortable margins in 2018, while the traditional party strongholds begin to more noticeably shift.