Softness in the Black vote and approval of the Affordable Care Act shows that the world has moved on since 2016, and Democrats need new ideas.
Pennsylvania
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Lawsuits Unleashed in Pennsylvania’s ‘Collar Counties’
The GOP moves to contest election results up and down the ballot in the Keystone State.
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Election Day, Philadelphia: Getting Out the Vote
The city’s laid-off hotel workers are knocking on the doors.
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Fracking Loses Its Bite as a Wedge Issue in Pennsylvania
Organizing for over a decade has made many residents recognize the ephemeral benefits and environmental dangers of the practice.
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The Facebook Group That Could Flip Pennsylvania
Boasting more than 120,000 members, it’s one of the largest pro-Biden online communities, and a source of camaraderie and support.
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Unsanitized, Election Edition: The One-State Election and the Vote Theft Gambit
Also, not enough doses of the therapy that could prevent coronavirus hospitalization. This is The Election 2020 Daily Report for October 30, 2020.
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Labor’s Electoral Strategy: It’s Not Enough to Reach Our Members
Two extensive union programs—one long established, one new—are focusing on swaying working-class voters who, like most Americans, don’t belong to unions.
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How OSHA Went AWOL During the Pandemic
Charged with protecting the health and safety of workers, Trump’s downsized agency has refused to issue workplace rules or serious penalties for life-threatening practices.
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Police Foundations Scrub Corporate Partners and Board Members From Their Websites
In at least four major U.S. cities, foundations affiliated with police departments have taken down information on their partners and board members after activists began calling on them to cut ties.
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The Virus of Frank Rizzo
Tossing the statue of Philadelphia’s former mayor and police chief into a warehouse won’t change the police culture in the country’s sixth-largest city.
