PhillyClout

07/28/2023

ICYMI

Philly DA Larry Krasner said he has no plans to leave his job and hasn't determined whether he will seek a third term.

05/13/2023

ICYMI: Clout!

Clout breaks down the Democratic City Committee’s sample ballots, showing which candidates for several offices are receiving support in Philadelphia’s 69 wards during Tuesday's primary election.

10/08/2022

didn’t expect to have to explain this: If you are running for political office in Pennsylvania, do not give local TV Legend Jim Gardner reason to dismay.

Mehmet Oz gets on the wrong side of Jim Gardner, Doug Mastriano uses images from Russia to show his vision for Pennsylvania, and a controversial Ron DeSantis Union League event is postponed.

10/01/2022

ICYMI —

In a blow to Doug Mastriano's campaign, Commonwealth Leaders Fund is ending TV ads critical of Josh Shapiro.

07/22/2022

A Camp Hill church that screened a documentary featuring State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, now faces several IRS complaints.

07/08/2022

Mayor Jim Kenney's lethargy about his job is now part of the city’s lexicon. That’s the shorthand we use to speak to each other about each other. Democrats running to replace Kenney will speak that language. It is an inescapable part of his legacy.

Democrats in Philly have known for four decades a viable strategy to run for mayor is to beat up on the guy not on the ballot. Jim Kenney this week made that so much easier and likely.

06/18/2022

ICYMI — One side claims self-dealing. The other says Black Democrats are taken for granted. The Pennsylvania Democratic Party will hash it out in a leadership fight Saturday between Sharif Street and Jerry Lawrence. has the details.

Claims of self-dealing and counterclaims of Black voters being taken for granted are involved in the fight to lead the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.

06/03/2022

There’s a fight to be the next chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. And Josh Shapiro does not want Sharif Street to get that job. explains how that private strife just went public.

State Sen. Sharif Street has been campaigning for months to be chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. Josh Shapiro, the party's nominee for governor, just declared support for another candidate.

05/13/2022

Why is a conservative group spending six figures to support Democrat Brian Sims for lieutenant governor? Call it a case of shenanigans begetting shenanigans for Josh Shapiro.

Why is a conservative group spending six figures to support Democrat Brian Sims for lieutenant governor? Call it a case of shenanigans begetting shenanigans.

03/18/2022

Super PACs could spend big to influence the 2023 mayoral and City Council elections. Some may try to swing the city's politics back toward the center after years of gains on the left.

11/01/2021

ICYMI -- Clout!

Parnell’s lawyers say the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate is trying to shield his children from attack ads. A super PAC seized on that, suggesting Parnell is trying to hide problems.