Delco Rising

05/28/2026

Scanlon, O'Mara & Borowski Took Questions in Delco. A Few Things Are Worth Breaking Down.

Citizens United, term limits, EMS funding, school taxes & the DNC autopsy all came up. A few answers were better than others.

Three members of the Delco delegation held a town hall this week. Citizens United, term limits, EMS funding, school taxes & the DNC autopsy all came up. A few answers were better than others.

05/26/2026

DSA Delco's Doug Leake on Building a Left Wing United Front

The DSA Delco co-chair on the Swarthmore nine, political apathy, why local politics is the laboratory of democracy & where the left builds real power.

The DSA Delco co-chair on the Swarthmore nine, political apathy, why local politics is the laboratory of democracy & where the left builds real power.

05/24/2026

Pennsylvania's Democratic Machine Has a Leadership Problem

Eugene DePasquale runs the PA Democratic Party & chairs a fossil fuel front group. Ken Martin botched the post 2024 autopsy. Bob Brady has run Philly Democrats for 40 years.

Eugene DePasquale runs the PA Democratic Party & chairs a fossil fuel front group. Ken Martin botched the post 2024 autopsy. Bob Brady has run Philly Democrats for 40 years.

05/21/2026

Inside the Delaware County Council Meeting: May 2026 (2nd Meeting)

We had a Wicked Witch joke, a mob warning, and council still managed to approve $7 million in affordable housing funds. Check it out..

We had a Wicked Witch joke, a mob warning, and council still managed to approve $7 million in affordable housing funds. Check it out..

05/20/2026

2026 PA Democratic Primary Night | A Good Night for the Left

Rabb beat the machine, Shapiro lost influence in his own state, and AOC walked out of PA-3 with the loudest mandate of the night...

05/19/2026

Swarthmore 9 Defendant Jace Boland on Protest, Prosecution, and Delaware County's Choice

Boland faces a year in jail as the first criminal trial of pro-Palestine campus protesters in the Philly region heads to Delaware County court.

Boland faces a year in jail as the first criminal trial of pro-Palestine campus protesters in the Philly region heads to Delaware County court.

05/17/2026

Shapiro's Proxy War: He Elected a MAGA Treasurer & Now He's Trying To Block AOC's Pick

Why a safe blue Philly House seat became the opening internal fight of the 2028 Democratic primary

Why a safe blue Philly House seat became the opening internal fight of the 2028 Democratic primary

05/14/2026

Breaking Down Delco's May 19th Democratic Primary

Most of Delco’s Democratic primaries are decided already and/or don't have a challenger. There are only (2) Pennsylvania House races that are worth watching.

Most of Delco’s Democratic primaries are decided already and/or don't have a challenger. There are only (2) Pennsylvania House races that are worth watching.