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Last 50 Posts
Graduation: closing out my thesis
How the Republican Party chooses a candidate to support in Philadelphia
Registered Republicans in Philadelphia compared to region
Fumo candidate beats out Johnny Doc, affecting the Republican
Ed Rendell + Barack Obama = Hillary Clinton
Pennsylvania: a review of racial politics displayed in Rendell and Swann battle of 2006
Interview: Kevin Kelly, Young Philadelphia Republicans
John Dougherty to take Vince Fumo’s seat; no Republicans to be found
Ed Rendell for Hillary
Barack Obama clashes with Philly-style machine politics
Smerconish has a take on those new Democratic Philly suburbs
Temple University Research Forum
Montgomery County goes Democratic
Nonpartisan elections: the take by Sam Katz, John Street, and others
Interview: Sam Katz, a three-time Republican mayoral candidate
Bob Barnett: former Sam Katz campaign director
It’s always sunny in Philadelphia
Interview: Ellen Kaplan, Committee of Seventy policy director
The Committee of Seventy: a century-old political watchdog
Interview: Michael Meehan, Republican City Committee general counsel
Interview: John Street, former Philadelphia mayor
Interview: Joe Egan, Republican mayoral candidate
What patronage means
Matt Taubenberger the replacement for George Kenney
The Temple News: College Democrats and Republicans debate
Interview: Phil Goldsmith, Philadelphia former managing director
Philly super delegate endorses Obama
Interview: Brett Mandel, Philadelphia Forward executive director
Interview: Fred Voigt, Committee of Seventy former executive director
T. Milton Street
John Perzel 2
Post-racial urban politics: hardly
Philadelphia taxes created King of Prussia, lost jobs
George Kenney
Elwood P. Smith
Ronald Reagan and racial politics
John Taylor
The other Tom Ferrick
Interview: Eric Mayes, Philadelphia Tribune political reporter
Interview: Randall Miller, St. Joseph’s University history professor
University professors
Interview: Dave Glancey, former Democratic City chairman
Clarence Armbrister
Chris Satullo
Interview: Tom Ferrick, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist
The competition
Interview: Dave Davies, Philadelphia Daily News senior political writer
When national politics haunt Philadelphia candidates
Al Taubenberger
Soon-to-be Mayor-elect Michael Nutter