… [Scott] Walker is one of eight Republican governors facing re-election who swept into office in 2010 in states that President Obama won two years earlier, driven by the Tea Party at the height of its influence. … But perhaps the most closely watched races will be in four Northern […] Read more »
Health-care law has changed game for Democrats looking to 2014 election
Few places may better explain how the bungled launch of President Obama’s health-care law has scrambled the political landscape for Democrats than this hamlet north of Philadelphia. Democrats have been hoping to capitalize on the political fallout for the GOP from the recent government shutdown. If they can do so […] Read more »
Pennsylvania: Gov. Corbett should exploit Philly school crisis, attack teachers union for political gain
Findings from a secret poll conducted by a prominent Republican firm proposes that Gov. Tom Corbett attack the Philadelphia teachers union to overcome widespread opposition to his education policies and bolster his faltering re-election prospects. “Taking on this fight moves Corbett’s approval scores on handling education” and “boosts his overall […] Read more »
Public Opinion on Fracking: Perspectives from Michigan and Pennsylvania
… This report examines public opinion in Michigan and Pennsylvania on a series of issues concerning the impact of fracking on the economy, environmental protection, and information disclosure. Pennsylvania and Michigan have been selected as the focus of this report because they represent states with varied levels of hydraulic fracturing […] Read more »
Not Your Grandfather’s Pennsylvania Anymore
When asked to describe Pennsylvania, Washington political consultant James Carville, who helped elect Pennsylvania Gov. Bob Casey and U.S. Senator Harris Wofford, once declared that the state was “Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in between.” … But the past may no longer be prologue for Pennsylvania. Indeed, much recent polling […] Read more »
Pennsylvania Doesn’t Hold the ‘Biggest Promise’ for the GOP in 2016
… Pennsylvania voted for President Barack Obama by just 5.4 points—as much as Colorado and less than Obama’s wider victories in battlegrounds like Iowa, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, and Nevada. That margin is partly why Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report believes that Pennsylvania is a “GOP keystone,” representing “the […] Read more »