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Jersey Voters Ready for Chris Christie to Get Another Job

A new Asbury Park Press poll says New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would beat Hillary Clinton—narrowly—in a presidential matchup. “He narrowly leads the former secretary […]

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MontCo Conservative Activist Challenges Corbett

PoliticsPA reports that MontCo conservative activist Bob Guzzardi is attempting to run a GOP primary challenge to Gov. Tom Corbett. That’s actually good news for […]

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The Millennial Revolution: We Have the Potential to Change Politics

Fueled by pathetic voter turnout and anecdotally observed apathy, the narrative about young people in Philadelphia—so-called “new Philadelphians,” especially—is that they don’t care about local […]

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My Name is Joel Mathis. And I Am Wrong.

Dear Readers, the holiday season is upon us, and this seems as good a time as any to tell you: I’m wrong. I’m wrong about […]

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A Guy Who Might Be the Next President, in Philly Last Night

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is somewhere between long-shot and medium-shot for the 2016 GOP nomination, behind Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Chris Christie and Rand Paul […]

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Chris Christie Is GQ’s “Boss of the Year”

If Chris Christie wasn’t crazy about this magazine cover, he’s probably not going to be wild about his latest national magazine PR either. Per GQ, […]

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Guess Who Wants to Write Government Checks to Poor People?

Good news! After more than a generation of the rich getting richer while the poor and middle class have been left behind, conservatives are starting […]

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Penn Conference Proves Government Officials Have More Privacy in Public Than the Public Has in Private

Phawker’s Dustin Slaughter has a great piece today about how he tried to go to Penn’s conference about government spying and transparency, “On the Very […]

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Politico: Corbett’s Vulnerability Has Created a Democratic Frenzy

One paradox of Tom Corbett’s deep, deep unpopularity with Pennsylvania voters is that vulnerability has enticed a great many Democrats into next year’s gubernatorial race—creating […]

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Tom Corbett: Milquetoast Conservative, Atrocious Politician

While we were on holiday, PhillyMag contributor Patrick Kerkstra appeared in The New Republic to explain to the rest of the nation why Gov. Tom […]

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Obamacare’s Awful Choice Between Contraception and Religious Freedom

Are you for religious freedom or for women’s access to birth control? Me, I’m for both, but it sure doesn’t look like we’ll be able […]

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Metcalfe Files Impeachment Charges Against AG Kathleen Kane

CBS Philly reports that State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe has introduced a resolution of impeachment against Attorney General Kathleen Kane, whom he says shirked her duties […]

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No, Obama Isn’t Shutting Down the Embassy to the Vatican

Pope Francis issued a pretty stern statement Tuesday about capitalism’s less-redeeming features, but you might not’ve known that from the behavior of conservative American Catholics. […]

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White House Asks America to Choose Which Pardoned Turkey Is Awesomer

This seems weird: Instead of just, you know, pardoning a turkey at Thanksgiving, the White House is giving America two candidates for survival, birds that […]

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MontCo GOP Leader Charged With Rape

The Inquirer reports: “Former Montgomery County Republican Committee Chairman Robert J. Kerns was arrested Tuesday on charges of rape, according to court records.”