Sanders leads Clinton 44 to 37. Joe Biden follows at 9 percent support, even though he has yet to announce his candidacy. All other candidates — former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and former Virginia Gov. Jim Webb– got 1 percent or less.
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Keisling: Dissent grows over newspapers’ handling of AG Kane case
The insightful question is how long some of the state’s oldest newspapers can survive if they continue to try to hound Kane from elective office while they violate the trust of their sources and readers, lose influence, and demonstrate their inability to sway opinion.
Elsie Hillman last of powerful moderate Republicans
George leans into the writer and – in almost a whisper – says, “Elsie has decided Tom Ridge should be governor and she always delivers. Preate is dead in the water.”
Kane case no slam dunk, defense attorneys say
Swetz, the immediate past president of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, said he glanced over the court documents spelling out the accusations against Kane, and he believes there are opportunities to attack the prosecution’s case…
LNP editorial doth protest too much, methinks
With apologies to Shakespeare in Hamlet, we wonder about the crusade that top management at LNP launched from the moment that Democrat Attorney General Kathleen Kane was accused of misconduct in office.
Capitolwire: Kane ‘repeatedly lied’ about leak aimed at embarrassing political foe, DA Ferman says.
“I intend to defend myself vigorously against these charges,” said Kane in a statement. “I look forward to the opportunity to present my case in a public courtroom and move beyond the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that has defined the process to this point.”
LETTER: Questioning the integrity of Tom Baldridge
The study was never confidential but its owners, the Lancaster Campaign/Lancaster Alliance – controlled by PSP with Baldridge as the trained lapdog and mouthpiece, knew it would not hold up to scrutiny. As the entire basis of the tax and project, the owners of that study knew it had to be released. It was finally released at the 11th hour by Tom.
Responses to Gov. Tom Wolf’s call for AG Kathleen Kane to step aside
“I do not know if Kathleen Kane committed a crime. What I do know is the GOP did not like losing the Attorney General position. I do know that they have called for her impeachment. It seems so politically motivated to me. Now they have a DA who is running for judge indict her.”
Both Harrisburg and Lancaster Bond projects born of deception
The handling of the release of the Ernst & Young study in the summer of 1999 exposed a strong pro-project bias on the part of Lancaster Newspapers.
KEISLING: Fall of the Bond Debt Boss: PA AG Kane brings charges against former Harrisburg Mayor Steve Reed
Where were the watchdogs? Where were the regulators? Where was the state attorney general’s office? Where were the newspapers?
Capitolwire: McGinty announces U.S. Senate bid.
McGinty’s first statewide run, in contrast to Sestak, earned her a last place finish in the 2014 Democratic primary among a field of four, where she collected fewer than 70,000 votes. But she didn’t partake in the mud-slinging during the 2014 primary and kept the campaign positive. That, coupled with her outreach efforts as chair of Wolf’s “Fresh Start” campaign committee, helped her make inroads with local party officials across the stat
Future of Ukraine
According to Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Alexei Pavlenko this year Ukraine has set a record for the export of grain. Pavlenko reported resently at Cabinet meeting:
“Contrary to some saying that Ukraine will be without bread, we have the remains after export of nearly 30.5 million tons more than last year. We have enough bread to eat, and there is enough grain to provide food security even in the case of the worst crisis”.
Reagan VP Candidate, Former Pa. Sen. Richard Schweiker Dies
Elected to the U.S. House in 1960 and the U.S. Senate in 1968, Schweiker was staunchly pro-labor and outspoken in his opposition to the Vietnam War. He angered President Richard Nixon by voting against key White House programs.
ALERT: Board of Commissioners, Joined by Congressman Pitts, to Make a Special Announcement
Is this goodbye Congressman Joe Pitts and hello Congressman Scott Martin?