One week out from Election Day, Donald Trump is coming back to Pennsylvania, presumably in hopes that the “last undecided voter in Pennsylvania” will finally issue a public endorsement. While Toomey’s record of bizarre dodges and dismissals suggests that this is unlikely, he should at the very least come clean with voters about his response ... Read more

Remember, If a Trump Presidency Frightens You, Don’t BOO, Vote. On Halloween, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party re-launched their website, GOPRunningScared.com. The website highlights Republican members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation and prominent Keystone State Republicans getting spooked and having to distance themselves from more and more of Trump’s comments and actions. The Trump candidacy has ... Read more

Barack Obama’s accomplishments have moved the country forward. He passed affordable health care legislation, combatted climate change, saved the auto industry, and brought justice to Osama Bin Laden. His achievements are on the line in this election, which is why he has endorsed candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House to defend his legacy in ... Read more

Since he began his candidacy, Donald Trump’s rhetoric has been dangerous and divisive. Yesterday at a rally in the Lehigh Valley, new video footage caught Trump’s supporters shouting insults at a woman in a hijab, calling her a “terrorist.” “Donald Trump’s dangerous rhetoric towards Muslims threatens the safety of so many citizens of the United ... Read more

Pennsylvania Democratic Party Executive Director Sinceré Harris issued the following statement in response to Governor Mike Pence’s visit to Bensalem, Bucks County: “The combination of Donald Trump and Mike Pence would spell disaster for the women of Pennsylvania. Between Pence’s support of defunding Planned Parenthood and Trump’s demeaning and degrading attitude towards women, the Republican ... Read more

* Mr. Toomey understands that his reticence to go on the record about whether he supports Mr. Trump is the kind of political cowardice that doesn’t even pretend to be subtle. It’s unconscionable that less than two weeks before Pennsylvanians go to the polls, our junior senator continues to maintain the fiction that he’s still ... Read more

Yesterday, Ted Cruz caught people’s attention when he suggested that Senate Republicans might just try to hold up the Supreme Court nomination process indefinitely because, well, they think they can. Does Pat Toomey agree with Cruz’s promises of continued obstruction? Probably. Back in December, Toomey said he and Ted Cruz had a “broad agreement” on ... Read more

* The editorial boards of The Citizens’ Voice, The Times-Tribune and The Hazleton Standard-Speaker endorse Democrat Josh Shapiro, 43, a Montgomery County commissioner and former state representative. * Indeed, Shapiro would be far more likely than Rafferty to use the office’s power to address major state issues outside the realm of criminal prosecution alone — ... Read more