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AI and the Data Center 'PR Crisis' in PA
McElwee & DeSantis, RealClearPA Podcast
The New Political Era of Insurgent Candidates
Geanous & Lauer, Post-Gazette
Shapiro Tests Political Clout in Pennsylvania Primary
Barnini Chakraborty, Examiner
Dem Efforts to Reclaim Blue-Collar Voters Get a Test in PA
Charles Hilu, Dispatch
PA Primary Preview
McElwee et al., PCN Journalists Roundtable
Pennsylvania’s New Education Hope
Editorial Board, WSJ
Governor Write-in Campaign for Mastriano ‘Full Speed Ahead’
J.D. Prose, PennLive
Why Political Experts Will Be Closely Watching the Primary
J. Salant, Post-Gazette
House Primary Giving Hints About Where Dems Are Heading
Allan Smith, NBC
Dems’ Predictable Overreactions to Redistricting Rulings
G. Ciarrocchi, B+L
Shapiro: PA Has More Major Corporate Investments on the Way
R. Mulligan, PBJ
Skill Games Dominate in 48th Senate District Race
Jade Campos, LancasterOnline
In the GOP Race for Lt. Gov., an Underdog Is Running
Hallie Lauer, Post-Gazette
One-on-One With 10th Congressional Candidate Stelson
Wilson et al., ABC 27

Research

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event
Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford
Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election
Clark, P. F. , Sagepub
New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election
Phan et al., UCLA
PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student
E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

More From Real Clear

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PA GOP Congressman Slams State Leaders Over ICE Policies
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May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

In the News

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Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
John Kerry Tells WEF: Our First Amendment Stands As A Major Block Against Hammering Disinformation Out of Existence
House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

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Essential Reading

Remembering Washington’s Patriotism
No commemoration is complete without honoring Gen. George Washington as a founder among founders. 
America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.

In the News

Multimedia

Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler

Podcasts

More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns
Claudia Dimuro, PennLive
The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia
Michael Graham, DV Journal
Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?
John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic

AI and the Data Center 'PR Crisis' in PA

McElwee & DeSantis, RealClearPA Podcast

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Read More

The New Political Era of Insurgent Candidates

Geanous & Lauer, Post-Gazette

A decade after Donald Trump upended the Republican Party by attacking the GOP establishment in his first presidential campaign, the political... Read More

Shapiro Tests Political Clout in Pennsylvania Primary

Barnini Chakraborty, Examiner

Pennsylvania’s primary is shaping up as a test of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s political capital ahead of a widely expected 2028 White House bid. Read More

Dem Efforts to Reclaim Blue-Collar Voters Get a Test in PA

Charles Hilu, Dispatch

A swing district primary could offer clues about what type of candidate appeals to Democratic voters. Read More

PA Primary Preview

McElwee et al., PCN Journalists Roundtable

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Read More

Pennsylvania’s New Education Hope

Editorial Board, WSJ

Governor Write-in Campaign for Mastriano ‘Full Speed Ahead’

J.D. Prose, PennLive

Why Political Experts Will Be Closely Watching the Primary

J. Salant, Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON — A quiet primary can send a loud message. In an election where many of the top candidates face no serious challengers,... Read More

House Primary Giving Hints About Where Dems Are Heading

Allan Smith, NBC

Pennsylvania’s 7th District has been close to evenly split in recent elections. This year, the Democratic primary is also sending signals... Read More

Dems’ Predictable Overreactions to Redistricting Rulings

G. Ciarrocchi, B+L

Shapiro: PA Has More Major Corporate Investments on the Way

R. Mulligan, PBJ

Skill Games Dominate in 48th Senate District Race

Jade Campos, LancasterOnline

Political ads and fliers that have proliferated across Lancaster, Lebanon and Berks counties in recent weeks put skill games and gambling at... Read More

In the GOP Race for Lt. Gov., an Underdog Is Running

Hallie Lauer, Post-Gazette

The midterm election season was barely underway when the likely Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, Stacy Garrity, made known her... Read More

One-on-One With 10th Congressional Candidate Stelson

Wilson et al., ABC 27

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Research

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event

Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford

America in One Room: Pennsylvania brings together a representative sample of registered Pennsylvania voters for a statewide Deliberative Poll... Read More

Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election

Clark, P. F. , Sagepub

On election day 2024, the headline for CBS News was “Pennsylvania is the top prize among battleground states.” Political experts... Read More

New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election

Phan et al., UCLA

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) released a new data brief on Latino eligible voters in Pennsylvania, marking the... Read More

PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student

E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

Harrisburg, Pa., May 21, 2024 — Pennsylvania per-student spending increased to $21,985 in the 2022–23 school year, according to... Read More

More From Real Clear

Voters Voice Concerns Before the PA Primary
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to see more funding for public transportation
PA GOP Congressman Slams State Leaders Over ICE Policies
Gov. Shapiro and UT Gov. Cox on State of Politics

USA Energy Affordability Map

Click on a state to learn more energy facts.

> 50% 40-55% 30-40% 20-30% 10-20% AK HI AZ UT CO NE OK MS AL GA NC VA NJ RI DE MD CT MA VT ME NY IA ND WI OH KY IL TN SC IN PA NH WV MI MN OR WA CA NV MT WY NM TX FL LA AR SD MO KS ID

Censorship

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

Essential Reading

May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

In the News

Multimedia

Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
John Kerry Tells WEF: Our First Amendment Stands As A Major Block Against Hammering Disinformation Out of Existence
House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

Essential Reading

Remembering Washington’s Patriotism
No commemoration is complete without honoring Gen. George Washington as a founder among founders. 
America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.

In the News

Multimedia

Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler

Podcasts

More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns

Claudia Dimuro, PennLive

The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia

Michael Graham, DV Journal

With the issues of trade and energy policy front and center in American politics, Jeff Vogel joins the Delaware Valley Journal podcast to... Read More

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?

John Prideaux, The Economist

Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week our hosts travel to the state most likely to decide the election Read More

Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win

Greg Sargent, The New Republic

As polls show a tight race in Pennsylvania, which Trump cannot lose, Governor Josh Shapiro explains why he thinks Kamala Harris is on her way... Read More


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