The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that Paul Mango did an interview with a cult leader who believes that public school children are being “indoctrinated into the homosexual political agenda” and that Planned Parenthood wants to “exterminate black people.” When asked about this shocking interview, Paul Mango claims that the interviewer did not make these statements, despite ... Read more

* It’s indicative of widespread anxiety among Pennsylvania Republicans that Barletta is headed toward defeat, and could take the down-ticket with him. Half-dozen Republican insiders in Pennsylvania, most requesting anonymity in order to speak candidly, echoed in some fashion or another the complaints of Mustio and Taylor.  * Some Republican insiders say Barletta, never a ... Read more

* Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Paul Mango appeared this month in a video interview with Hyung Jin Moon, the “second king” of an assault rifle-wielding Christian sect headquartered in Eastern Pennsylvania, to talk about his campaign for the Republican nomination.   About two-thirds of the way through the 37-minute interview, Moon, seated behind an AK-style rifle ... Read more

Yesterday’s report detailing Congressman Lou Barletta’s deep ties to Holocaust deniers, white supremacists, and other extremist groups is dominating headlines as his Senate candidacy continues to flounder. In response to yesterday’s news, Barletta spent the evening rallying with a leading white nationalist and attacking the press from the safety of the leading white nationalist publication. ... Read more

* On Monday, when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state’s Republican-drawn congressional district maps, Gov. Tom Wolf (D-Pa.) achieved a sort of lifelong dream. Thirty-six years earlier, he published a dissertation on “conflict and organizational accommodation in the House of Representatives” from the end of the 19th century to the first decades of ... Read more

* These groups and individuals have some radical beliefs, and to share a stage and a microphone with them on a continual basis leads many people to believe you share an ideology with them, as well,” said Christiana * In June 2007, Barletta headlined a rally against immigration reform at Hazleton City Hall that featured ... Read more

Yesterday, hours after CNN reported on Congressman Barletta’s longtime connections to neo-Nazis, Holocaust deniers, and white supremacists, Barletta attended a rally with a leading white nationalist and conspiracy theorist. After the rally, Breitbart, the leading white nationalist website, published an exclusive response from the Barletta campaign to the report. ​ In response, Pennsylvania Democratic Party ... Read more

* As mayor of Hazelton, Pa., Barletta reportedly did an interview in 2006 with American Free Press, which is known to promote anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, including that the Holocaust was a hoax. * In 2007, he headlined a rally in Hazelton that featured a musical performer whose band had promoted conspiracy theories about the Holocaust ... Read more

The Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, after receiving a recommendation from the Bucks County Democratic Committee, voted to nominate a candidate for the special election in the 178th House District, which will be held on May 15, 2018. The committee nominated Helen Tai as the Democratic Party’s candidate for the special election. State ... Read more

The Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, after receiving a recommendation from the Washington County Democratic Committee, voted to nominate a candidate for the special election in the 48th House District, which will be held on May 15, 2018. The committee nominated Clark A. Mitchell, Jr., as the Democratic Party’s candidate for the special ... Read more