Philly Suburbs Turning Blue?

A blogger here [HT Keystone Politics] representing “young” and “progressive” ideas in Southeast PA seems to think the Philadelphia suburbs are potentially nascent democratic strongholds.  In a general, penumbra emanating sense– similar to the legal logic employed to justify Roe vs. Wade– I suppose I agree.
It is true that the Philadelphia suburbs are drifting leftward.  Traditional democrats [...]

Fast Eddie and the Veepship

Rendell has been making the rounds lately insisting he does NOT want to be vice-president of the United States.
He says he generally wants to be the big mahoff calling the shots, and that ain’t the job description of Veep.  I find this believable.  I also find it disappointing for two reasons.
First, if he does run for [...]

Hizzoner Tears Hillary a New One in PA Stop

Mayor Giuliani took a swing through western PA early this week.  In addition to attending a fundraiser and doing some shopping in Pittsburgh, he also visited Canonsburg, where he took an opportunity to criticize Ms. Clinton.  [Coverage here, HT Keystone Politics]  Hillary said believing General Petraeus at his recent appearance before Congress required a “willing suspension [...]

September 2007 PA Keystone Poll Results

The new PA Keystone Poll came out Friday.  Link here, analysis from Josh at the Morning Call here.
The meta-points are not new:  Giuliani and Clinton lead their respective contests for the primary, and Giuliani is the strongest match against Clinton in the general election.
There is a bad trend– or perhaps a flaw in the poll– [...]

Fred Talks A Little About Electability

Fred Thompson flashed his Hollywood tailfeathers last night by announcing his candidacy on the Jay Leno program.  While I don’t generally stand on protocol, this seemed to be a little innappropriate given that the country he wants to lead is, you know, in some wars.
One of the points he tried to make concerned elecability.  He pointed [...]

80108 Rudy Thumbcasts From Your Host

I know I’ve been scarce of late.  Slow news weeks coupled with life events have slowed down the posts.  I assure you that was temporary.
One way to vault out of the summer doldrums the Rudy way is to sign up for Giuliani thumbcasts.  A thumbcast is a text message sent to your phone, in this [...]