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Donald Trump - with "prison for Hillary" shirt
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Donald Trump Opens Campaign Office on South Street

South Street is a legendary Philadelphia street. It’s home of everything from high schoolers exploring downtown for the first time to young men blasting tunes […]

Katie McGinty, Pat Toomey
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The Man Who Predicted Obama’s Wins Says McGinty Is Likely to Unseat Toomey

Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight, the website that correctly predicted Barack Obama’s wins in 2008 and 2012, has released its 2016 Senate forecasts, and all three of […]

Katie McGinty, Pat Toomey
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New Poll Places McGinty Ahead of Toomey in Pa. Senate Race

A new poll has placed Democrat Katie McGinty ahead of Republican Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race. The Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll, released over […]

Barack Obama at Eakins Oval
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Barack Obama in Philly: Joe Biden Told Me to “Get on the Wentz Wagon”

Barack Obama came to Philadelphia, and there was one thing on his mind: Carson Wentz. Okay, he had more on his mind than just the […]

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President Obama to Campaign for Hillary Clinton at the Art Museum Next Week

President Barack Obama will campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Tuesday, September 13th.

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Donald Trump Reveals Plans for the Military in Union League Speech

In Philadelphia today, Donald Trump was something he rarely is on the campaign trail: specific. Today at the Union League’s Lincoln Hall, Trump’s half-hour speech […]

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OPINION: Why Donald Trump Keeps Coming to Philly

In what is becoming something of a tradition, the night before a Donald Trump Philly visit, something media-memorable happens. Last week it was Marco Gutierrez, […]

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On the Scene of the Donald Trump Protest in Philadelphia

Outside Donald Trump‘s meeting with African-American leaders inside the hall of a church on North Broad Street, protesters, as promised, turned out to oppose the Republican presidential […]

Katie McGinty, Pat Toomey
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Poll: Toomey Ahead in U.S. Senate Race, Trump Trailing Clinton by Three Points in Pa.

A new poll from the Emerson College Polling Society claims Pennsylvania residents prefer Senator Pat Toomey to rival Katie McGinty in the U.S. Senate race.

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Hey Donald Trump, African Americans Heard You Loud and Clear

Late last week, in his umpteenth “foot in mouth” moment, Donald J. Trump rhetorically asked African Americans a question that in my mind perfectly synthesized […]

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Mike Pence Rallies Republicans for Trump in Bucks County

If Donald Trump hopes to have a fighting chance at winning the White House in November — a prospect that is increasingly far fetched, according […]

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Anti-Gun Violence Advocate Gabby Giffords Endorses Pat Toomey

An anti-gun violence PAC led by U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords announced its endorsement of Republican Senator Pat Toomey yesterday. Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, wrote […]

Mike pence
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VP Hopeful Mike Pence Will Speak in Bucks County Today

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump‘s running mate, Mike Pence, will hold a rally in Bucks County this afternoon.

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Here Is Donald Trump’s First Philly General Election Ad

If you’ve watched TV this summer, no doubt you’ve seen a series of ads from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. (The best is an old clip […]

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Rendell: Disband Clinton Foundation (If Hillary Wins)

Ed Rendell has been an enjoyable sideshow this campaign season: He’s essentially retired from politics — he’s not going to run for anything again — so he’s […]