(The Center Square) — As Democrats and Republicans analyze their wins and losses after the November election, one alternative party believes their long-term strategy is beginning to pay off. The Forward Party, founded by former Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang, stepped into the gap created by a polarized America […]
Planned Parenthood PA to endorse in school board elections
At a webinar shortly after the Nov. 5 election, Planned Parenthood officials announced they plan to endorse and fund candidates for school board in Pennsylvania’s upcoming local elections. Now pro-life supporters are sounding the alarm, asking why an organization that promotes abortion would be active in elections for offices that […]
David Reel: Was the 2024 presidential election a realignment election?
Following the 2024 presidential election, some political observers have suggested this election was a realignment election that bodes well for Republican presidential candidates and other Republican candidates going forward. Not so fast. Any meaningful discussion on that suggestion must include a review of research done by political scientist V.O. Key, […]
Amanda D’Alessandro: Does Pennsylvania’s Department of Education know what a woman is?
What is a woman? This is the question Democrats have been avoiding answering. They have been working to reframe gender, claiming that being a man or woman has less to do with biology than one’s subjective identity. On the one hand, the Left wants us to believe in a version […]
Beth Ann Rosica: Math takes a backseat, social justice drives the bus in PA schools
Despite abysmal student test scores across the commonwealth, the state continues to prioritize social justice initiatives over academic outcomes. Last year, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) signed an agreement for $350,000 to “achieve educational equity and racial justice by rebuilding the national Black teacher pipeline.” Last month, the Pennsylvania […]
Where did Republicans gain ground in the suburbs, Part I
We’ve already examined Donald Trump’s 2024 gains across the city of Philadelphia, but did those trends carry over to the suburbs? They did. In this article, we will examine the maps from Montgomery and Delaware Counties, two Democratic strongholds that were a little less Democratic for Kamala Harris last month. […]
GOP voter activist Scott Presler has a new target: the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Scott Presler, the GOP voting registration activist who helped flip several Pennsylvania county voter rolls from Democratic to Republican majority — ultimately helping elect President-elect Donald Trump — now has a new target: the state Supreme Court. Sometimes known as the “Pied Piper of GOP voter registration,” Presler is campaigning […]
Curiosity of Amish voting impact continues
(The Center Square) – The Amish vote received significant attention throughout the 2024 election cycle as Republican activists worked to mobilize the traditionally low-turnout group. As the frenzy settles, curiosity about its impact continues. The hyper-focus was fueled by extensive communities in battleground states, most of all Pennsylvania. It was also […]
Election 2024 post-mortem: In southwest Pennsylvania, Democrats’ fortunes turn south again
WASHINGTON, Pa. — In this year’s presidential election, Pennsylvania was the biggest electoral prize. And just as former President Donald Trump improved his performance statewide compared to 2020, he also improved his performance in Southwest Pennsylvania, a region that has been getting redder for two decades but where Democrats had […]
Andy Bloom: Digging into the post-election data – and the pollster who got it right
Election Day is the political Super Bowl. However, the post-game analysis is much better in politics than in sports. I began my career as a research geek. At heart, I still am. I love poring over election data and exit polls and examining how the pollsters did. Like this election […]