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Bernie Sanders unveils push for $17/hr. federal minimum wage, citing state increases
'You have billionaires who don't know what to do with their money, buying yachts and going off into outer space, so the time is long overdue,' Sanders said.
How ‘socialism’ stopped being a dirty word for some voters – and started winning elections across America | Opinion
The leftist Democratic Socialists of America was tiny before the 2016 election. Now, with 90,000 dues-paying members and four seats in Congress, the DSA is upending Democratic politics nationwide.
Bernie stumps for Biden in digital Pennsylvania town hall
He was joined by union leaders, grassroots activists, and state elected officials from across the commonwealth to hammer home that while the Scranton-native may diverge from Sanders and his allies on key issues, he will still give progressives a foot in the door.
Poll: Pa. voters support Wolf’s COVID-19 response, split on Trump
Nearly seven in 10 Pennsylvanian say they support Gov. Tom Wolf's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, with bipartisan support, a new poll has found.
2020: The year of the coronavirus presidential campaign? | John A. Tures
By John A. Tures If you’re like me, you know that 2020 is already like nothing we’ve ever seen. The candidate who “gets it” gets the White House. It remains to be seen whether both party nominees learn the lessons of 2016, or not, as well as what’s to come in this year’s campaign. Back […]
Pennsylvania’s primary is now officially irrelevant. But it may tell us much about November | Mark O’Keefe
Only a major gaffe or unthinkable surprise will prevent Joe Biden from winning the Democratic presidential nomination against U.S. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
So much for Pa.’s chance to play Democratic kingmaker in 2020 | Fletcher McClellan
Once again, the traditional late date of Pennsylvania’s primary elections has cost the Keystone State influence in presidential politics.
Voter Registration Update: Pa.’s blue and red divide deepens as April primary approaches | Analysis
Harrisburg and its suburbs continue to flee Trump’s GOP, leading to gains in both Dauphin and Cumberland counties.
Uncle Joe’s on top. And that’s no malarkey | Dick Polman
What the hell has happened? It’s simple, really: Democrats came together and came to their senses.
Policy wins are great. But Election 2020 is an existential fight for the nation’s soul. This is why
There's only one right choice. Make it carefully.
In Buttigieg’s candidacy, Pa.’s young LGBTQ voters saw themselves – and a way forward
For Temple University student Brendan Hamel, former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg's 2020 campaign for the White House, was a source of both reassurance and a reflection.
It’s Super Tuesday: Why what happens on Wednesday will be big for Pa. | Tuesday Morning Coffee
Voters in 14 states make their choices today, with broad implications for what happens in Pennsyylvania, where voters head to the polls on April 28.