🍂 Hello November. Remember to turn your clocks back an hour on Saturday evening.
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🌤️Vandergrift | Gradual cleansing, 60
🌤️ Roads crossing Colombia | Mostly bright, 61
🌤️ Oley | Gradual Purification, 76
Sports PA
🏈 Pennsylvania State (7-0) | Saturday vs. Ohio State
🏈 Pitt (7-0) | Saturday vs. SMU
🏈 Eagles (5-2) | Sun vs. Jacksonville
🏈 Steelers (6-2) | Sun vs. Washington
🏒 Penguins (4-7-1) | Anaheim 2-1 (overtime) | Saturday vs. Montreal
🏒 Flyers (4-6-1) | Saint Louis 2-1 | Saturday vs. Boston
🏀 Sixes (1-3) | Saturday vs. Memphis
🎙️ Keystone Candidate Forum. To hear Auditor General Tim DeFoor and leader of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives Bryan Cutler. (PolitykaPA)
📻 Weekend listening. Economist: “A look at Pennsylvania, the cornerstone of America’s election victory.” New York Times: “United States of Pennsylvania.”
👀 What we see. Marist Poll: Harris 50-48, Casey 50-48. Suffolk survey: Tie 49-49. Northampton: Trump 50-48. Erie: Tied 48-48.
🎂 Happy birthday. Early cake and candles for Representative Thomas Kutz (Sunny.)
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The most vital story
1. Pennsylvania voters worry about the toxicity of politics
“In a tight presidential race, Pennsylvania, with 19 electoral votes, will most likely emerge as the winner. And the state that Donald J. Trump winning in 2016 and President Biden in 2020 by a narrow margin is up for grabs.
This is evident in Berks County, located about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia, where thriving Democratic suburbs blend into conservative rural Pennsylvania.
The mountains and low hills that make up most of the county are dotted with small towns and farms, and the county seat, Reading, is the fourth largest city in Pennsylvania with a large Latino majority.” (New York Times)
Elsewhere
Trump’s ‘Shameful’ Puerto Rico Scandal ‘Tipping Point’ for Latino Voters in Swing State. “In the largely Latino town of Allentown in eastern Pennsylvania, residents were furious over a racist joke about Puerto Rico at a Donald Trump rally, with some locals calling the event a “turning point.”Express USA)
With his legacy on the line – and Harris keeping it at bay – President Biden returns to Pennsylvania. “The president will be in Philadelphia on Friday and Scranton on Saturday. “His vice president is expected to be unable to do so for a day.” (Questioner from Philadelphia)
Suspicious Pennsylvania voter registration forms linked to Arizona city councilor’s company. “Two Pennsylvania counties have identified an Arizona-based company as the source of thousands of last-minute voter registration applications they are investigating.” (Penn Capital Star)
- The York County District Attorney’s Office is investigating a multi-layered investigation into the delivery of election materials. (Shipment from York)
The European Greens are asking Jill Stein to withdraw from the US elections to prevent Trump from winning. “Green politicians from across Europe on Friday called on US Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to withdraw from the race for the White House and support Democrat Kamala Harris.” (POLICY)
Country
2. 2024 election announcement: Attorney General
“With a budget of $144 million and a staff of 1,060 prosecutors, lawyers, investigators and other staff, the Office of the Attorney General is essentially a law firm that represents Pennsylvania’s vast government and defends its rights in court.
Democrat Eugene DePasqualeRepublican Dave’s Sunday, Eric Settle Offensive Side, Rob Cowburn Libertarian Party, Justin Magill Constitutional Party i Ryszard Weiss The Green Party are the six candidates taking part in the competition. (PolitykaPA)
Elsewhere
Total spending in the Casey v. McCormick Senate case approaches $300 million. “The U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania has become the political equivalent of what Cold Warriors come to know as mutual assured destruction – the principle that any nuclear attack will be countered to such a degree that both attacker and defender will be annihilated.” (PennLive)
The presidential election will likely be held in Pennsylvania. And it’s really close. “Are you suffering from anxiety and deep uncertainty about the upcoming Tuesday elections? Let me comfort you: no one else knows what will happen either. (WESA policy)
Why this ‘ultra competitive’ Lehigh Valley House race could predict the presidency. “Susan Wild and Ryan Mackenzie are using dueling strategies to align themselves with unpopular national figures and causes in the final days of the race to represent Pennsylvania’s 7th District.” (Questioner from Philadelphia)
Republicans are asking a Pennsylvania court to suspend its decision on the absentee ballot envelope rule. “The state and the national Republican Party filed an emergency motion asking the justices to stay a Commonwealth Court ruling that said envelopes used by voters to mail absentee ballots do not have to be precisely hand-dated, as required by state law.” (AP)
Pennsylvania’s early voting option is a mess, but very popular. “A cumbersome early voting option in the largest battleground state caused frustration, long lines and claims of voter suppression earlier this week.” (CNN)
Around the Republic of Poland
3. 2024 Election Announcement: Auditor General
“The Auditor General monitors how public money is spent to catch waste, fraud and graft. The office does this by conducting financial audits and monitoring whether state-funded programs are doing what they should.
Republican Tim DeFoor he is the incumbent president and faces a Democratic challenger Representative Malcolm Kenyattacandidate of the Libertarian Party Alan “Bob” Goodrichcandidate of the Constitutional Party Reece Smithand the American Solidarity Party Eric K. Anton” (PolitykaPA)
Pittsburgh is currently the center of the political universe. “This mid-tier city is best known for steel, football and often considered the birthplace of ketchup. Now he leads in the maelstrom of the American presidential election.” (Wall Street Journal)
The PA president’s result may depend on undecided voters. They are not thrilled with their choices. “With Pennsylvania’s presidential race deadlocked for months, the undecided voter is the Holy Grail — not only for the candidates, but also for pollsters and the media.” (Pittsburgh Postal Newspaper)
Scott Perry and Janelle Stelson are introducing Stark Choice to voters in the Central Pennsylvania congressional race. “For Republican Perry, this is a fight for political survival; “But it also attracts a lot of national attention because it is one of about 30 races across the country that will decide whether Republicans retain majority control of the House of Representatives or whether the tide swings toward Democrats.” (PennLive)
Democrats suddenly feel great in Philadelphia. Is this enough?. “Philadelphia is the most important county in the most important state in the most important election of our lifetimes,” Pennsylvania Democrats political director John Brady told NOTUS. (known)
Two years after fierce elections that started the fight for power in the PA house, both sides predict victory. “The last time all 203 House seats were up for election, the result was a months-long dispute over control of the chamber that stalled the start of the new legislative session.” (Pittsburgh Postal Newspaper)
Editorial
4. What do you mean
- A second Trump term carries unacceptable risks. (Economist)
- Trump is a fascist, even though many voters don’t want to hear that. (Trudy Rubin)
- How risky is a second Trump term? (Wall Street Journal)
- I visited deeply divided Pennsylvania and discovered that Republicans were repeating a huge lie. (Oliver Laughland)
- My name is Bob Casey: That’s why I want Pennsylvania to vote for the Senate. (Bob Casey)
- My name is Dave McCormick: That’s why I want Pennsylvania to vote for the Senate. (Dave McCormick)
- Voting in Pennsylvania with my Trump-loving father. (Katie Krzaczek)
- The presidential election may be the Super Bowl, but the races that people often overlook are the real game. (Lisa Deeley)
- Voter Registration Update: PA GOP Gaining Momentum with Election Day Critically Close. (Nick Field)
- Why younger generations need to be educated in politics – vote. (Teresa Phelan)
- How to convince Generation Z voters (Gordon Arlen)
- Lack of planning by counties and the PA Department of State should not create a crisis for voters. (Rep. Seth Grove)
1 item
5. Ping! Harris and Trump have been blowing up our phones with political text messages in the final days of the campaign
“On the radar for millions of Americans Kamala Harris AND Donald Trump campaigns and their allies, you are just a text message away from the apocalypse.
As some texts say, and many others suggest, the very future of the republic is at stake. But you – yes, YOU, Sally, Jose or enter your name here – can write it down. For just $7.
Texting is a cheap and easy way to reach potential voters and donors, without all the rules designed to maintain fairness in traditional paid TV advertising. Both sides are working hard on the SMS flow. In the final days of the campaign, the phones may ring incessantly.” (Morning talk in Allentown)
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