If you think 2020 is bad, you don’t know 1876.
By Elizabeth Stelle
Kevin Mooney: Was fracking to blame for Pa. Democrats’ ‘faceplant’?
Biden’s fossil fuel flip-flop may have saved him, but fellow Democrats took the brunt of energy voters’ ire.
By Kevin Mooney
Kyle Sammin: Trump’s ‘coattail effect’ reveals opportunities for Philly Republicans
Down-ballot races show where urban Republicans could focus their energy for 2022 and beyond.
By Kyle Sammin
George Hofmann: Although it all seems like more than we can handle, we have been here before
Hindsight is 20/20, and in this tumultuous year, it would serve us well to remember how Americans have previously overcome political divisions that struck the nation’s core.
By George Hofmann
Albert Eisenberg and Spencer Landis: PA Democrats faceplant in quest for State House, Senate control
While several races have yet to be called, Democrats failed in their mission to flip the General Assembly blue, even as media outlets and politicians consistently hyped up the possibility.
By Albert Eisenberg and Spencer Landis
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
Kyle Sammin: Trumpadelphia? Republican increase in Philly votes echoes urban appeal across nation
Election 2020: in Philly, Trump adds votes from working class voters of all racial backgrounds; meanwhile, Biden’s improvements are a map of gentrification in Philadelphia.
By Kyle Sammin
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: 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
Kyle Sammin: ‘Ballot harvesting’ is institutionalized voter fraud
Despite voting scandals in places like North Carolina, some Democrats continue to push policies that weaken election security.
By Kyle Sammin