Philly Mag Alum Pens Book on Perry
Former Philadelphia Magazine writer Sasha Issenberg’s research on Rick Perry’s groundbreaking 2006 campaign for Governor of Texas just got a lot more relevant.
Former Philadelphia Magazine writer Sasha Issenberg’s research on Rick Perry’s groundbreaking 2006 campaign for Governor of Texas just got a lot more relevant.
Some day soon, Rick Perry may be courting Republican voters in Pennsylvania. If so, he’ll probably be the only presidential candidate who has already lined up with PA conservatives on a definitive issue: antipathy toward the state legislature.
The state’s top election official came out today in support of a GOP-backed effort to require voters to show photo identification every time they cast a ballot in Pennsylvania.
President Barack Obama, who political experts say will need a win in Pennsylvania to retain the White House, dipped to 35 percent approval among the state’s registered voters, according to a Muhlenberg College poll released Friday.
“…Every Pennsylvania political observer I spoke with deemed Romney the early front-runner in the Philly ‘burbs, and I agree,” Smerconish writes in today’s Inky. “That is, as long as it’s Romney the moderate former Massachusetts governor making the obligatory visits to the Italian Market, and not the more conservative ’08 also-ran who struggled to curry favor with the GOP base.”
Rick Perry handily won a Luzerne GOP straw this weekend as a number of PA activists are gearing up to support the Texas Governor.
After months of prep, Santorum took 4th place at this weekend’s straw poll in Ames, Iowa. He outperformed several high-profile rivals and (practically) met a key campaign goal.
The Patriot News’ Robert Vickers takes a look at President Obama’s 2012 odds in Pennsylvania, along with the possibility of a fractured Democratic party. It includes interviews of some major D figures in the state, a look at Casey’s role in Obama’s re-elect, and a portrait of Organizing for America.
Quinnipiac University’s polling center brings good news for Governor Corbett and problems for President Obama. House Majority Leader Mike Turzai announces a key ally. And the Mike’s give the other side ideological ammo — all in this week’s edition of Up & Down.
Sens. Casey & Toomey came together to support judicial nominees, Turzai defends his liquor store plan, State Rep. Santarsiero hosts a Marcellus Shale hearing and Phillies or Pirates?
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