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City Life

Will Pa. Forsake the Democrats in 2016?

Democrats love Pennsylvania. Hillary Clinton won her 2008 primary here. The party is holding its 2016 presidential convention here. We haven’t voted for a Republican […]

Citified

PSA: Surprise! Today is Election Day!

It’s OK if you didn’t know it was Election Day until now. But it’s an important race: Voters from three sections of the city will choose new […]

City Life

Rendell to Chair McGinty Senate Campaign

Not that Joe Sestak needed additional clues he is not the favored candidate of the Democratic Party establishment in Pennsylvania, but: Former Gov. Ed Rendell […]

Citified

Powerful GOP Machine Suffers a Major Blow in Delco’s Special Election

There was a lot going for Republican Paul Mullen in the special election in Delaware County’s 161st House District. Registered Republicans outnumber Democrats in the district. The […]

City Life

Rand Paul Has a (Very) Rich Friend in Philadelphia

If Kentucky senator Rand Paul somehow makes it all the way to the Oval Office — though the prospects of that are looking a bit slimmer […]

Things to Do

GOP Candidate Hates Rap So Much He Tossed a Roots CD Out His Car Window

John Kasich is the governor of Ohio. Last week, he joined the enormous, Donald Trump-dominated field for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. And he really […]

City Life

Scott Walker Tries Pat’s and Geno’s, Gets Heckled

South Philadelphians weren’t fans of Scott Walker when he stopped by two famed corner cheesesteak outlets. The Wisconsin governor and Republican presidential hopeful ate cheesesteaks — […]

Chris Christie
City Life

Chris Christie Forsakes Bruce Springsteen

Et tu, Bruce? Chris Christie is a Bruce Springsteen fan. This has been one of the more charming parts of the Jersey governor’s prickly personality […]

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City Life

Atlantic City Pizzeria Tony Boloney’s Bans Donald Trump

Donald Trump‘s presidential announcement did not go as he planned. His comments about Mexican immigrants led to many corporate partners dropping his products, including the […]

City Life

Katie McGinty Approached on Senate Run

It’s starting to look like the Democratic establishment really doesn’t want Joe Sestak challenging Pat Toomey for the U.S. Senate in 2016. Sestak hasn’t always […]

City

Trump: Univision Dropping Pageant Is Pro-Hillary Plot

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been going pretty much as you’d expect so far. At the speech introducing his run for president, he said Mexico […]

City Life

We Owe Mr. Trump a Big “Thank You”

Now, more than ever, I’m a huge fan of Donald Trump. The guy’s having a tough week, to be sure, but as NBC cuts their […]

Chris Christie
City

Chris Christie Announces Presidential Run

  Speaking at his high school alma mater in Livingston, New Jersey, Chris Christie officially announced his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination today. […]

Chris Christie
City Life

WATCH: Chris Christie’s First Presidential Campaign Video

He’ll make it formal on Tuesday. But this new Chris Christie video makes it clear, at long last, that he’s running for president.

City Life

Republicans Gather in Philly, Target Pa. in 2016

It’s been a generation since Pennsylvania went Republican in a presidential election, but GOP leaders believe — or say, at any rate — that the Keystone […]