Democrat
@JoshShapiroPA
rolling out endorsements from PA Republicans who are backing him over their party’s nominee for Governor. Screenshot of list from Shapiro campaign today below:
Different approaches:
@dougmastriano
and
@DrOz
both appeared at rally w fmr President Trump last night. Mastriano has posted dozens of tweets and retweets referencing it, including clips, photos. Oz hasn’t tweeted one reference to it since it happened.
Republican Jim Schultz, who worked in Trump admin in WH counsel’s office and has worked to elect Republicans in PA and NJ, out w an anti-Mastriano op-ed, calling him a “conspiracy-theorist candidate” and saying he would be “an absolute disaster” for PA.
I talked to Fetterman’s campaign - it’s not clear at this point when he will be released from the hospital or if it will be before Election Day on Tuesday.
NEW: PA’s
@RepBrendanBoyle
to call for House not to seat members who formally object to election results, saying “their words and actions run entirely counter to the oath they would take.”
Fmr President Trump endorses
@dougmastriano
for PA Governor, saying “He has revealed the Deceit, Corruption, and outright Theft of the 2020 Presidential Election, and will do something about it.”
Mayor Parker releasing 100-day action plan today - includes exec order (today) declaring public safety emergency, charging police commissioner w developing strategy to permanently shut down open air drug markets, launch review of land bank
Van Drew
@Congressman_JVD
tells me he is supporting Trump's bid for the WH, saying "We need to be the strongest nation in the world, we need to be number one, we need to bring America back home - Donald Trump can do that."
NEW:
@DA_LarryKrasner
on gun convictions for 2 men arrested outside convention ctr after 2020 election: “If you commit a crime while seeking to undermine people’s right to vote, and to have their votes appropriately counted, you will be held accountable.”
Philly Mayor Kenney says city hasn’t been notified federal agents will be sent here but would “use all available means to resist such a wrong-headed effort and abuse of power.”
NEW: Senate candidate
@DaveMcCormickPA
will join fmr President Trump at his rally in Philly this weekend, McCormick’s campaign tells me. This is the first time McCormick - who was endorsed by Trump earlier this year - has attended a Trump rally, according to the campaign.
Councilmember
@Parker4Philly
says she called
@PhillyMayor
after his comments and said: “If you can feel this way, imagine how Philadelphians who do not have the ability to check out feel on a daily basis.”
I caught up with
@PeteButtigieg
at the DNC - in this Battleground Politics episode we talk PA, Harris policies, Walz’s military service and Buttigieg’s future:
Wolf admin announcing that Senate Pro Tempore
@JakeCorman
will take over duties of acting Lt Gov because current Lt Gov
@JohnFetterman
is undergoing procedure (announcement doesn't specify, but Fetterman's campaign already said he was having a pacemaker implanted).
NEW from Speaker Rozzi on how House will respond to pkg of constitutional amendments passed by Senate:
“It’s perfectly appropriate for the Senate to declare its legislative priorities early in the Session. I remain steadfast in my commitment that the only question … (1/2)
“I would never trade a title for my conscience,” Fetterman says on stage w Horton brothers, saying he knew the attack ads would be coming as he worked to free them
Philly mayor Kenney tells Mummers leaders in letter that future of parade is 'in jeopardy if Mummers leadership does not make immediate changes to better control the parade and organize yourselves.' 1/2
Sat down today with AG Josh Shapiro for his first TV interview as a candidate for PA governor. Hear part of our conversation tonight at 6 on
@NBCPhiladelphia
Candidate Everett Stern trying several times to draw distinctions between himself and other candidates on stage, trying to ask whether they believe President Biden is president
“Praise God for the filibuster,” Senate candidate
@Kathy4Truth
Kathy Barnette says at debate. “Our nation would be lost if it wasn’t for the filibuster,” Barnette said, referring to Democrat-supported legislation that has not gotten through
PA candidate for governor
@JoshShapiroPA
appearing with doctors, who are talking about the impact state laws restricting abortion could have on patients and their ability to treat them after overturn of Roe
... who tells me "I don’t think I said I was going to destroy him or whatever, I guess he’s having a little bit of hyperbole, but I guess it’s me." Suleiman also said Democrats are going to have a good candidate and "we’re going to kick this guy’s butt." 2/2
While a lot of action on the R side of aisle in competitive Gov race, Democrat
@JoshShapiroPA
planning to make tax cut proposals this week: eliminating PA cell phone tax, expanding 'Property Tax and Rent Rebate' pgm making more people eligible and boosting $, issuing $250 ...
Scene outside Trump rally in Wilkes-Barre - I’ve met people from Allentown, Bensalem, Pottsville, Radnor, New York, New Jersey, outside Pittsburgh, and from close by the event
PA Sen
@StreetForPA
tells me he'll launch exploratory committee for US Senate seat in April, which will come with website, social media, events, and make a final decision later in the year.
“He may have the money, we’ve got the people,” Philly mayoral candidate
@HelenGymPHL
said in a rally talking about Jeff Yass, who put $750,000 into a group paying for ads against her
Announcement says that Fetterman "may return to his powers four days after a written declaration is sent by his office to the General Assembly noting that no disability exists"
On not guilty decision re: election charges, Krasner said "While we respect the court’s authority and decision today, it seems clear that post-January 6th, the decades-old statute regarding Interference with Primaries and Elections ought to be revisited and improved …