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2012swingstates: Politics PA grades the polls: Pollsters’...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:19:25 -0500

2012swingstates:

Politics PA grades the polls:

Pollsters’ predictions of the 2012 campaigns in Pennsylvania showed conflicting results. Democratic and independent polls showed the Democrats held healthy leads, while Republican polls predicted much closer races. Republicans repeatedly claimed that Democrats were being oversampled, but in the end, their polls proved less accurate.

2012swingstates: Get Out The Vote groups are stationed around...

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:35:10 -0500

2012swingstates:

Get Out The Vote groups are stationed around Temple University’s main campus in Philadelphia

Photos 1 and 2: Outside of the Howard Gittis Student Center, members of Temple Student Government encourage others to vote with signs to remind the student body it is Election Day.

At the center of campus, Mario Rico-Meza works with PennPIRG, a non-partisan democratic advocacy group, to help students find their polling places. Rico-Meza said PennPIRG’s voter registration efforts signed up 3,500 Temple students, but the number of U.S.PIRG registrations reaches 1 million nationwide.

2012swingstates: Two days before the election Mitt Romney spoke...

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:12:52 -0500

2012swingstates:

Two days before the election Mitt Romney spoke to thousands of supporters at a rally in Bucks County, P.a in a final attempt to win the state’s 20 electoral college points. If successful, Romney would be the first Republican candidate to win Pennsylvania since 1988.

Obama dodges a Sandy pitfall in Philadelphia

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:28:47 -0400

2012swingstates:

On The Fix:

Had Sandy delivered the kind of damage to Philadelphia that it left behind in neighboring New York and New Jersey, the presidential game would have been changed. Even if elections officials in hard-hit areas can create accessible and well-staffed polling places, getting beleaguered storm sufferers to vote is a whole other problem.

Hurricane Sandy delays delivery of voting booths

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:09:47 -0400

2012swingstates:

Thousands of voter booths scheduled to be delivered in Philadelphia were delayed until Wednesday due to Sandy, but local officials say the delay will not cause any problems on election day:

“We have enough time between now and Election Day to get everything done,” City Commission chairwoman Stephanie Singer told the Daily News.

2012swingstates: Chart by Philadelphia Daily News. After a...

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:52:35 -0400

2012swingstates:

Chart by Philadelphia Daily News.

After a long period of neglect from both presidential candidates, Pennsylvania is seeing increased political television ads. According to a Daily News/Franklin & Marshall College Poll the race is narrowing. Though Obama still holds a powerful lead of 79 percent in Philadelphia, the candidates are in a virtual tie in the suburbs. The Daily News explains Obama’s strategy to keep his narrowing lead in the state seeks the support of women, young Pennsylvanians, and minorities.

2012swingstates: Senior Obama campaign advisor David Axelrod is...

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:00:55 -0400

2012swingstates:

Senior Obama campaign advisor David Axelrod is so confident the president will win Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania that he agreed to shave the mustache he’s worn for 40 years if Obama loses any of those three states. Axelrod’s mustache now has its own parody Twitter account.

2012swingstates: From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Standing...

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:29:35 -0400

2012swingstates:

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Standing beneath an 80-foot wide inscription of the Gettysburg Address, rocker Bruce Springsteen told 2,300 Barack Obama supporters packed inside the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Military Museum Saturday that he backed the president because he had spent his own career chronicling the “distance between the American dream and American reality.”

How Hurricane Sandy Could Affect the Election in Pa.

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:26:55 -0400

How Hurricane Sandy Could Affect the Election in Pa.

2012swingstates: Temple University College Republicans promoted...

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:54:08 -0400

2012swingstates:

Temple University College Republicans promoted the Romney-Ryan ticket on campus this Wednesday. For the past week, they have displayed their super-size sign at various high-traffic locations on campus.

Because the surrounding North Philadelphia community overwhelmingly supports President Obama’s reelection campaign, this is one of few pro-Romney signs Temple students will likely come across before the election. Yards are dotted blue with Obama-Biden signs in the residential blocks encircling Temple’s main campus.

At Temple University, the College Republicans are far outnumbered by their Democratic counterparts, but the enormity of this sign seems to be helping them effectively spread their message with fewer members.

The 12 | Tumbling the 2012 campaign: New billboards may create Voter ID confusion for Spanish voters in PA

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:43:20 -0400

The 12 | Tumbling the 2012 campaign: New billboards may create Voter ID confusion for Spanish voters in PA:

2012swingstates:

Via the Daily News:.

A judge earlier this month that a state-approved voter ID was not needed to cast a ballot in the presidential race Nov. 6, but voter-rights advocates say state billboards about the law are confusing people.

Like the 10 ads placed in predominantly Hispanic communities…

Pennsylvania's 10 biggest campaign donors

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:33:06 -0400

Pennsylvania's 10 biggest campaign donors:

2012swingstates:

Together, ten Pennsylvanians have donated nearly $9 million to their preferred candidates since 2011. The majority of these wealthy Pennsylvanians supported Republican candidates. All ten of them are men.

2012swingstates: Herman Cain brought his College Truth Tour to...

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:05:28 -0400

2012swingstates:

Herman Cain brought his College Truth Tour to Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday.

Cain spoke of the new problems facing young voters and advised to students to stay informed about political issues and stay in school.

“I dare all of you not to graduate, or I’m going to come back and you’re going to have to deal with me,” warned Cain. Amid his message to students, the former Republican presidential candidate couldn’t resist promoting his famous 9-9-9 tax plan.

2012swingstates: Finding a parody of Mitt Romney’s quote...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:11:51 -0400

2012swingstates:

Finding a parody of Mitt Romney’s quote “Binders full of women,” on a social media site is no difficult task. The phrase that went viral after Tuesday night’s second presidential debate has its own twitter account @Romneys,Binder and a rapidly growing number of Facebook pages.

You can read more in this Associated Press article.

But for the Republican presidential candidate, who trails currently trails 9 points behind President Obama in support from women, the internet craze in no laughing matter. Ann Romney recently reached out to women in Pennsylvania.

2012swingstates: “I’m really interested in what’s going to...

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:53:58 -0400

2012swingstates:

“I’m really interested in what’s going to happen as far as the Bush tax cuts are concerned. If they continue, then they’ll obviously decrease the amount of revenue coming into the government and increase the deficit, so I would like to see them repealed.”

— Holden McKinney, senior, Temple University in Philadelphia

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2012swingstates: Negative ads continue to target incumbent Sen....

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:23:47 -0400

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Negative ads continue to target incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.). Here, Republican challenger Tom Smith attacks Casey’s lack of passed legislation and labels his opponent a “career politician.” Smith’s increased in spending on advertising comes as he is gaining on Casey in polls.

Romney And President Obama Vs. Our Economist-Approved Presidential Candidate

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:32:58 -0400

planetmoney:

The word “deductions” was used 14 times in last night’s debate, but neither candidate specifically mentioned what our panel of economists suggested, eliminating the mortgage interest deduction and the deduction companies get for providing health-care to employees.

huffingtonpost: You guys are wrong for this one.

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:41:34 -0400

huffingtonpost:

You guys are wrong for this one.

Pennsylvania judge blocks Pa.voter ID law

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:10:13 -0400

2012swingstates:

From Post-Gazette.com:

A judge has blocked the state from discounting ballots cast next month by voters who lack the photo identification required under the new voter ID law.

Voters will be asked for their identification at the polls, but will vote by normal procedures and their vote will count regardless of whether they have an ID, according to officials on both sides of the case.

Romney: "We’re going to win Pennsylvania"

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:04:49 -0400

Romney: "We’re going to win Pennsylvania" :

2012swingstates:

Photo credit: Bill O’Leary, The Washington Post

Friday was the presidential candidate’s first time in the Keystone State since July.

Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Rob Gleason and former Governor Ed Rendell say they would like to see Romney compete harder for the state’s 20 electoral votes.