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Candidates met at Gatsby’s
Republican candidates attending United4Delco’s meet the candidates night, last night, April 4, at Gatsby’s Bar and Grill in Aston included Kathy Buckley, 168 District Pennsylvania House race; Mike Woodin, 9th District State Senate race; Gabby Mendez, 162th District House race; Kay Dugary, 166th District House Race and John Mancinelli, the 161st District House seat. Also attending was Alfe Goodwin, who is seeking the nomination for the 5th Congressional District race.
Pennsylvania GOP AG Race 2024
By Bob Small
The first fact to know is that there has not been a GOP in the Pennsylvania attorney general’s chair since 2008.
Since incumbent Democrat Michelle Henry is not running, we will not have an incumbency effect.
Two are on the ballot for the April 23 primary to be the Republican nominee.
Party endorsed is Dave W. Sunday, Jr.
Maybe his slogan can be Vote Sunday on Tuesday.
His opponent is Craig Williams.
Sunday of York is a US Navy Veteran and a graduate of Penn State and Widener University Law School. He is the York County district attorney and among his accomplishments are Operation Sunrise, a large-scale multi-jurisdictional that led to the arrest and prosecution of over 100 members and affiliates of the Latin Kings which was a violent criminal gang operating in York County. His office also co-chairs HOME | YCRC, the York County Reentry Coalition, seeking to help returning people who have been incarcerated.
Sunday has worked with the York County coroner to begin what became the York County Opioid Collaborative, which works to increase access to treatment.
Through this, he equipped all police with the overdose reversal medicine naloxone.
He also countermanded Gov. Tom Wolf’s orders to cite businesses staying open during Covid.
Sunday issued a similar mandate not to prosecute citations related to Wolf’s 2021 order requiring masking in schools. “
He lives with his wife and son in Spring Garden in York County.
Alabama-born Craig Williams graduated from Duke University, The Levin College of Law (University of Florida) and Columbia Law School. He is a USMC veteran of 28 years who reached the rank of colonel. Williams flew 56 combat missions during the Gulf War and served as chief prosecutor at Camp Pendleton, He was elected in 2020 to the PA House, representing District 160 which consists of parts of Chester and Delaware counties.
Williams, 58, helped lead the charge to impeach Philly DA Larry Krasner
He’s also remembered as losing by 20 points to Joe Sestak in a 2008 US Congress race.
He lives with his wife and four children.
To see the PA GOP Attorney General debate go to YouTube PA Attorney General Republican Debate – YouTube
The Democrats have five candidates int the AG primary. This requires a separate post.
Stay tuned.
Maybe.
Pennsylvania GOP AG Race 2024
United4Delco Candidates Night At Gatsby’s — United4Delco will host a candidates night for those running in the April 23 primary election at Gatsby’s Bar and Grill, 4936 Pennell Road, Aston, Pa 19014.
Attending will be candidates for Congress, the Pennsylvania House and Senate and delegates to the GOP convention.
The event is free but please order a a cold drink for one of the many delicious menu items.
No Choice In Pennsylvania Primaries For US Senate
By Bob Small
When one first viewed the dueling slates of candidates for the Pennsylvania US senate seat, there were two Democrats and three Republicans listed, enough to have an interesting Primary.
The incumbent, Bob Casey, Jr. is still remembered by many alternative party adherents for forcing Green Party candidate Carol Romanelli off the ballot in 2006 and, at one point, he was ordered to pay $100,000 in court costs, later appealed.
On March 4, Democrat William Parker was ordered off the ballot for insufficient signatures.
Thus the Democrats have again protected Bob Casey, Jr. from a meaningful debate before the Primary.
Dave McCormick is again running for the US Senate, two years after losing to Doctor Oz, for the right to face John Fetterman.
This year, they were not taking chances of a loss again.
McCormick was endorsed by the state party in September.
It is believed to be the first time the state party has endorsed a candidate for an election more than a year away.
Brandi Tomasetti, of Lancaster County ended her campaign against McCormick, March 8, with a court challenge pending regarding her nominating petitions.
“We will never surrender the country. We lost a battle but we will win the war,” she said. She asked voters to write in her name.
On March 11, Commonwealth Court ordered Joseph Vodvarka of Clinton be struck from the GOP ballot leaving McCormick uncontested.
To see his campaign site, go to Joseph Vodvarka for Senate! while it’s still up there. Actually, we just checked, it’s no longer up there.
So the primary race is pointless for U.S. Senate.
Ved Dookhun, of the Socialist Workers Party is the only third party candidate so far who will be on the ballot.
One expects that, at the very least, that the Pennsylvania chapters of the Constitution Party, the Green Party, the Libertarian Party, and maybe even the No Labels Party, will run candidates.
Of course, the chance of any of these candidates winning is, as they say “slim and none and slim just left town.”
No Choice In Pennsylvania Primaries For US Senate
Pennsylvania AG Debate Tonight — Nexstar Media will host a one-hour debate, tonight, March 14, between Republican primary Pennsylvania attorney general candidates Dave Sunday and Craig Williams.
It starts at 7 and can seen on WPHL Channel 17 in the Philadelphia area.
Moderator will be WHTM abc27 News anchor Dennis Owens.
The election is April 23.
Free And Equal Presidential Debate
By Bob Small
The second 2024 Free and Equal Debate happened on Thursday, Feb 29.
The moderators were Christina Tobin and Jason Palmer who was a Democratic presidential candidate included in the last Forum.
The participants were the Green Party’s Jasmine Sherman and Jill Stein, the Libertarian Party’s Lap Mapstead and Chase Oliver, and the Socialist Party’s Claudia De La Cruz.
A video of the event can be seen on Rumble and You Tube.
Chase Oliver was the candidate who impressed me the most, although the others had their moments.
Oliver received 80,000 votes in the 2022 Georgia Senate race.
He is platform includes returning to an Ellis Island style of processing immigrants and ending qualified immunity for federal law enforcement. He also wants to abolish the death penalty.
He also wants to abolish the FISA amendments act of 2008, the Patriot Act, and end the TSA.
Oliver also seeks to return America to being a republic rather than an empire. He wants to close all overseas bases and immediately return active-duty personnel to domestic bases. He wants to end aid to nation currently at war.
He wants to abolish the Department of Education and supports gun rights for all.
He’s probably too smart to ever be elected President.
Both Adlai Stevenson (Princeton) and Michael Dukakis (Swarthmore) were defeated rather handily.
Because of that, he also won’t be our first Gay President.
Biden In Delco — A old guy ranting hate and treason is scheduled to appear at Strath Haven High School in Nether Providence, Pa, today, March 8.
For those interested in watching the hate, Joe Biden is expected at 3 p.m.
For the Journey of the Never Trumpers
By Bob Small
For a while my posts have included the lesser-known Democrat and Republican presidential candidates, some of whom have great ideas and some others who choose to run. Now that Donald J. Trump has almost clinched the delegates needed for the nomination.
It’s just a matter of time as he only needs approximately 150.
However, among the GOP faithful, there are a band of what can be called “Never Trumpers.” Since Nikki Haley dropped out, they have nowhere to go.
Or so they believe.
There are approximately 60 GOP candidates with internet information, either a website or Facebook, or other internet listings, listed under “Other Republicans” at Politics1.com
Only three of my six posts on GOP candidates are still relevant as the other three have dropped out.
Still running are: E.W. Jackson, a Chester native; James Meroney and John Schiess.
Eventually, the Republican Party will coalesce around Donald Trump, as the Democrats have already coalesced around Joe Biden but they probably need some time for what we call, in other contexts, “acceptance”. I’ll just point out that there are still Republicans in the race to ease them into the reality.
For the Journey of the Never Trumpers
John Schiess, A Well-Traveled GOP Candidate
By Bob Small
John Schiess is a fascinating GOP Presidential Candidate. Though currently in Wisconsin, he has lived in Alaska, Arizona, and Oregon, at least, and ran for the Senate two years ago in Alaska.
He believes several unsubstantiated “conspiracy theories”, the most fascinating of is what he calls “reconquista”
He goes on to connect this with the CPUSA who, he alleges, are working with the “Mexican Reconquista” movement to take over the US. This group is so clever they have removed themselves from the Internet! However, there was a historic “Reconquista”, and concerned taking the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims.
He also is concerned about “Agenda 21” which he says is a UN plan to abolish private property; base world government on public decree and not individual rights; reduce the population; subvert the principles of the Declaration of Independence; and destroy the governing authority of the United States Constitution.
Now, there’s a legend that when Leon Trotsky worked on the failed revolution of 1905, he only went door to door to gather people, not by letter or phone, etc. so that the Czar’s Secret Police wouldn’t have knowledge of this.
This cannot be verified by the internet, either.
In the “general statement section he says “If President Obama met Daniel Boone at the Cumberland Gap, he would be ticketed for not having covered wagon and horse insurance, or maybe not having a seat belt. Mr. Boone might also be in trouble for unregistered firearms, children not registered in school, and the lack of healthcare insurance. “
And in Barron Co. Sex Pollution Resolution he compares Al Capone to the Kremlin Leaders,
My thoughts were always that Al Capone was a capitalist with a big C, rather than a Socialist.
He also has a list of quotes including this one from Subversion Quotes;
“Most people don’t realize that the Kremlin has already invaded America” Archibald Roosevelt (1959) the fifth son of Theodore Roosevelt and under Virtue Quotes; “If we pamper or exhibit too much patience for the weak and degenerate, they become a cancer on the nation” -Lindsey Williams
Maybe he’s the Vermin Supreme of the GOP.
Vermin Supreme Again Seeks Presidency – BillLawrenceOnline
Biden Wants Bobby Dead? — The Biden Administration continues to refuse Secret Service protection for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his independent run for the presidency.
This is requiring Bobby to spend his own money for the obviously needed security. This prevents him from paying for other campaign costs like staff and advertising.
If something should happen to the son of Robert and nephew of John we are not sure how the nation will handle it but we are certain as to who will be responsible.
Meanwhile, Nikki Haley is going to get Secret Service for her desperate kamikaze run against The Donald.
Go figure.
Why does Biden want Bobby dead, anyway?
Well, here’s a video of his uncanny prediction as to how the Covid vaccine drama would unfold.
Biden Wants Bobby Dead?