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The most significant story
1. Legal challenge seeks to prevent RFK Jr. from appearing on Pennsylvania’s presidential ballot
“A motion was filed Thursday to remove presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the fall ballot in Pennsylvania, with implications for the tight race in key battleground states between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.
The petitioners argue that the nominating papers filed by Kennedy and his vice presidential candidate “at best demonstrate a fundamental disregard” for state law and the signature-gathering process.
It claims Kennedy’s papers contain “numerous unauthorized signatures and defects,” are torn, taped, and contain “handwriting patterns and corrections suggesting that the named voters did not sign these sheets.”PennLive)
ELECTIONS
Former President Donald Trump has recommitted to debating Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC on September 10, after backing away from the idea last week.
During a sporadic news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump added that he would participate in an additional September 25 debate on NBC with a “pretty full agreement” and reiterated his support for a debate on Fox News on September 4. In his remarks, Trump confused the dates of the ABC and NBC debates, although a spokesman later clarified his comments.Political)
COUNTRY
3. Pennsylvania Voter Registration: Republican Party Growth Continues Ahead of Democratic Switch to Presidential Election
“Climax or sign of a red tide in November? That’s the key question as we examine the latest voter registration numbers for the Republican Party in Pennsylvania.
In fact, I originally chose this time because it’s about halfway between my last update in April and the state’s voter registration deadline in October. Instead, it’s a chance to cover trends just before the Democratic presidential nomination changes from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris; and to track how this new Harris/Trump race changes or doesn’t change the numbers over the next three months…” (PennCapital-Star)
Editorial
4. What do you mean
- Can’t you come back, Kamala? That’s why most Americans WANT to come back. (New York)
- Principled Republicans were key to Nixon’s resignation. Today’s GOP enables Trump’s shameless corruption (Questioning)
- Will Shapiro rise to the challenge after being rejected? (Beth Ann Rosica)
- Kamala Harris’ identity as a biracial woman is either a strength or a weakness, depending on who you ask.Jennifer Ho)
1 LOCAL thing (continued)
“In a story that went viral in Erie, a Lake Erie alligator mystery captured the attention of readers around the world.
Since Erie is the center of attention, why not give the lake’s reptilian guest a name or nickname?” (GoErie)
Top five survey results:
- Snarky: 20.87%
- Perry: 20.58%
- Gulf alligator: 15.32%
- Waffles II: 12.66%
- Bayfront Beast: 9.33%
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