The voters’ repudiation of President Donald Trump sends a message that the country demands a respectful leader willing to confront the pandemic head-on — no matter what party he belongs to.
By Jeff Hurvitz
Kyle Sammin: Philly ticket splitters make big impact in PA row office results
Small but impactful differences in Philadelphians’ down-ballot voter preferences propelled three very different candidates to success in Pennsylvania’s row office elections. The second in a series analyzing Philadelphians’ votes.
By Kyle Sammin
Logan Chipkin: Elections and ‘truth commissions’ both need legitimacy to function
Truth can’t be decided arbitrarily by power. The powerful must convince us they have the truth.
By Logan Chipkin
Bethany Blankley: Biden, Trump campaigns prepare for litigation over potential election outcome
Roughly 300 lawsuits have already been filed over the 2020 elections at various levels in dozens of states across the country.
By Bethany Blankley
Christen Smith: Pennsylvania election results uncertain, as expected
The race will tighten in the coming days as counties process absentee ballots – where registered Democrats held an early lead – ahead of the Nov. 6 deadline.
By Christen Smith
Christen Smith: Slow going: Pennsylvania still far from settled as slow counting of ballots leaves presidential, state races in limbo
Pollsters so far have tabulated more than 5.1 million votes, with about 55 percent of the 2.5 million absentee ballots left uncounted.
By Christen Smith
Christen Smith: Trump, Biden talk Pennsylvania energy in the final hours of the campaign
Trump carried Pennsylvania in 2016 by fewer than 50,000, meaning blue collar workers, like those the International Union of Operating Engineers represent, could help sway the state’s 20 electoral votes in his favor.
By Christen Smith
Dave Lemery: More than 2.5 million Pennsylvanians sent in mail-in ballots
Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes might be enough to swing the race to Republican President Donald Trump or Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden.
By Dave Lemery
George Hofmann: Last call for libertarians
As the major parties increasingly embrace big government and unrestrained spending, libertarian-minded thinkers have been left out of the discourse.
By George Hofmann
Stu Bykofsky: Biden? Trump? Neither. Here’s why.
My third-party vote — a calculated vote of protest — is a signal to the major parties that they have failed. Again.
By Stu Bykofsky