Analysis: Senator Pat Toomey Possible Vice President On GOP Ticket?
By Larry Kane PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There’s a caucus in Kansas today with Rick Santorum favored, but now there’s a new entry in the vice presidential guessing game. Reliable sources here and in...
View ArticleElection Officials Using Primary As Dry-Run For Voter ID Law
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – There are no citywide races in Philadelphia, and low turnout in the city for statewide races is expected. The controversial new voter ID law does not take effect until...
View ArticlePennsylvania Attorney General Race Marquee Matchup On Primary Day
By Ian Bush PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The race for Pennsylvania Attorney General in today’s primary is a foregone conclusion on the Republican side; David Freed (the Cumberland County, PA DA) is running...
View ArticlePollster Calls Race To Unseat Casey ‘Bizarre’
By Tony Romeo HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) – Republican voters in Pennsylvania will be selecting a nominee to run against Democrat Bob Casey for US Senate. Franklin and Marshall College pollster and political...
View ArticlePa. Voters Picking Candidates For State Legislature Today
By Tony Romeo HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) – Voters in Pennsylvania are choosing party nominees for state legislative races and in some areas, they’ll also be voting for candidates who’ll serve the unexpired...
View ArticleCoveted Youth Vote Up For Grabs This Election, Says Pollster
By Kim Glovas PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The youth vote is becoming a factor in the upcoming presidential race. The founder of the Zogby Poll spoke at Villanova University last week on polling trends. John...
View ArticleStudent Loan Interest Rates A Flash Point In Campaign 2012
By Kim Glovas PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Many college students will be watching the vote in the U.S. Senate on freezing interest on Federal Stafford Loans at 3.4 percent. The vote, which could go today or...
View ArticleAnalysis: Ad Dollars Suggest Pennsylvania Will Be An Election Battleground
By Larry Kane PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Pennsylvania Republican State Committee has been arguing that the state should be considered a tossup in November. Now, the argument is being backed up with...
View ArticleOpinion: The Rebirth Of The Birthers Aborted By Romney
There have been several controversies surrounding President Barack Obama in recent days that should have given “the right” and Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP presidential candidate, opportunities to...
View ArticleOpinion: Revisiting Obama’s Rev. Wright Controversy
Many believe that President Barack Obama’s past connection to Reverend Jeremiah Wright – and the influence the reverend may have had on the president’s way of thinking – should be dropped from...
View ArticleOpinion: TGIO: Thank God It’s Over
On Tuesday night, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney officially became the Republican Party’s presidential nominee to contest the incumbent, President Barack Obama, in 2012. We have known for...
View ArticleObama’s Kill List
News broke on Monday of what is being called “Obama’s kill list” of terrorists targeted in drone attacks around the globe. President Obama is playing the final role of decider in the Pentagon’s...
View ArticleMaking The Grade
Mitt Romney recently gave President Barack Obama and F on foreign policy. This from the guy who said he would not go in to Pakistan to get bin Laden, the very place bin Laden was hiding and the very...
View ArticleAnalysis: Presidential Candidates Take Heat From Their Own Parties
By Larry Kane PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – In a campaign update, some heat on the candidates from unlikely sources: leaders of their own parties. It’s an unusual election year move, but it means that key...
View ArticleAnalysis: RNC Keynote Speech A Plum Assignment For NJ Governor Chris Christie
By Larry Kane PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Big news for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. The Republican will be giving the keynote address at his party’s national convention. From the perspective of his...
View ArticleAuthor Sees Improved Discourse As Key To 2012 Presidential Election Outcome
By John Ostapkovich PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Now that the presidential battle lines are drawn, the question of who will win the favor of independents in the fall election could be the critical one....
View ArticlePoll: Romney Cuts Into Obama’s Lead In Pennsylvania
By Tony Romeo HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) - A new Franklin and Marshall College Poll shows the presidential race is tightening in Pennsylvania. President Obama’s lead has been whittled down to six points in...
View ArticleAnalysis: Ryan Pulls Romney Into Tie With Obama In Wisconsin
By Larry Kane PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – In campaign 2012, a new state up for grabs and a taxing issue. Mitt Romney’s gamble of putting Paul Ryan on the ticket has produced a result in Ryan’s home state of...
View ArticleAnalysis: Ryan Visits West Chester Amid Firestorm Over Mo. Senate Candidate’s...
By Larry Kane PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Congressman Paul Ryan comes to Pennsylvania. And an old issue comes back. Busy campaign travels today, including GOP number two Paul Ryan, headed to the American...
View ArticleAnalysis: Democrats Optimistic Going Into National Convention
By Larry Kane CHARLOTTE, NC (CBS) – Day one: Michelle Obama speaks tonight and Pennsylvania delegates have their first breakfast. There is an enthusiasm here, but it’s filled with tension about...
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