National results: A kinder, gentler GOP?
Democrats have been hoping, and Republicans fearing, that a hard-right, Tea Party-based GOP would squander its many advantages heading into this fall’s elections in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. This...
View ArticleIssa not letting up on ‘Jobgate’ anytime soon
HERSHEY—Asked how much longer he’ll keep pushing the White House for answers on its attempts to coax Democrats out of primaries by dangling job offers, Darrell Issa had a simple reply. “Until I get...
View ArticleState GOP head wants ‘Jobgate’ answers
Jobgate continues, and the latest “target” is Gov. Ed Rendell. State GOP chairman Rob Gleason has filed a Right-to-Know request seeking any correspondence between Rendell and White House officials that...
View ArticleGleason right to demand Jobgate answers
President Obama and his Chicago-style network of cronies have in fact lowered the transparency bar in Washington instead of raising it. Not only has it undermined the Obama presidency, it also...
View ArticleState GOP looks to strike third-party candidates
Republicans allied with the state GOP filed a slate of ballot challenges against third-party candidates for statewide office Monday, as the party looked to avoid a splinter of conservative votes in the...
View ArticleState GOP looks to build grassroots strength
With November looming large, Pennsylvania Republicans announced a plan Thursday that they hope will revamp their party’s grassroots efforts and lead, eventually, to inexpensive voter mobilization on...
View ArticleLibertarian guv hopeful says she can beat back GOP challenge
After the Tea Party Patriots of Pennsylvania called John Krupa a faker a challenge spearheaded by the state GOP sent him packing, that still leaves three in the gubernatorial race. Maybe. Libertarian...
View ArticleLibertarian candidates off the ballot
The Libertarian Party’s slate of statewide candidates has officially been sent packing. The party’s candidates for senate, governor and lieutenant governor all ended their bids to stay on the ballot...
View ArticleRGA moves cash for Corbett
National Republicans moved more than $1.5 million into a Keystone State political action committee this summer, with the goal of helping Attorney General Tom Corbett capture the Governor’s Mansion. The...
View ArticleBoehner headlining state GOP dinner
House Minority Leader John Boehner is coming back to Pennsylvania next week and will be the keynote speaker at the state Republican Party’s fall dinner in Harrisburg. Boehner’s visit nest Friday comes...
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