Category Archives: PA politics

Interview with Lindy Li

Posted on June 14, 2016 by politicswestchesterview

Recently I interviewed Lindy Li, a Princeton graduate who has been active in Chester County political life. On May 18 you gave a speech entitled “American audacity” at the United Nations World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship [see text here … Continue reading →

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Women candidates and the two parties

Posted on October 25, 2014 by politicswestchesterview

On 9/8/14 the Daily Local News published a letter from me under the title “More women would be good for state and country.” Though I don’t doubt that that title is literally true, what I really said is that “a … Continue reading →

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The F&M poll, the gubernatorial race, and public education

Posted on August 30, 2013 by politicswestchesterview

The latest Franklin & Marshall College Poll, which you can download here, shows that, as people have been saying for a long time, Pennsylvanians are not happy with the choice of governor that they made in 2010. That year was … Continue reading →

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Which is more important, issues or elections?

Posted on August 21, 2013 by politicswestchesterview

You might say: aren’t issues and elections equally important, since elections are about issues?… If only we could count on it! Lately, many national and state elections have been largely about who has more money and who runs the nastier … Continue reading →

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John Hanger: “Save Our Schools” (West Chester, June 26)

Posted on July 8, 2013 by politicswestchesterview

Why are people already talking about an election that happens next year? All you need to do is peruse “Polls show Gov. Corbett’s popularity numbers shrinking,” in Capital Watch, July 2013: In recent days, polls have shown that Tom Corbett … Continue reading →

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Why no primary election for jury commissioner this year?

Posted on April 6, 2013 by politicswestchesterview

As we can read today in “Judge rules no primary to pick jury commissioners” by Mark Solforo (AP), Daily Local News, 4/5/13: HARRISBURG — A state judge has ruled that county jury commissioner races will not appear on next month’s … Continue reading →

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Court upholds rule of law and adultBasic Care

Posted on March 6, 2013 by politicswestchesterview

This was fairly big news today: PA Governor Corbett lost another one in court, at least for now. As the Inquirer’s Amy Worden describes it in “Pa. court: Reinstate health-care funding for the poor,” 3/6/13: A state judge has ordered … Continue reading →

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“Highest integrity and character”: the case of Joan Orie Melvin

Posted on January 19, 2013 by politicswestchesterview

I didn’t mention this choice exhibit from September, 2009, when I looked through my archives on the Republican party to write up “Primary 2012 and the plight of the Republican party” (12/12/12): I particularly noted the 2009 claim that Judge … Continue reading →

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