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Clippings from September 8th – September 9th

September 9, 2008

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Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed.

Pittsburgh, Pa : Car Free America – Post featuring Pittsburgh on a blog about Car Free living.
Elections inspector gets role in documentary – Tribune-Review – A veteran Westmoreland County elections inspector, a vociferous opponent of touch-screen voting machines, appears in a recently released documentary, "Uncounted — The New Math of American Elections."
MoveOn.org Political Action: Host an Organizer – MoveOn.org is looking for people who could host an organizer in their house for days or weeks during the last 2 months of the presidential campaign.

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Consol Energy donates to Romney-affiliated Super Pac
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The Pittsburgh-based natural gas and coal extractor contributed $150,000 to a Romney-affiliated Super PAC in July. Consol executives also gave $22,000 to the Republican front-runner’s campaign during the most recent Federal Elections Commission filing period, which covered October, November and December 2011.

02/08/12
@PoliticsPA looks at the PAGOP Endorsement Policies - PAGOP to County Chairs: Non-Endorsed Candidates Need Not Apply

Ironically, those elements in the GOP want to run things more like Pa. Democrats.
Dem state committee endorsements are not binding despite requiring a higher, two-thirds threshold (the PAGOP only requires 50 percent plus 1). Democratic county committees can – and often do – endorse primary opponents of candidates that have been endorsed by the state committee.

And efforts by reformers who want the party to emulate the GOP – by tightening up the bylaws or to committing noteworthy financial resources to back up endorsements – are the subject of intense scrutiny by progressives and activists.

So who’s right? GOP party leaders point to the most important statistic of all: win rate. Since 2001, the GOP has won 54 percent of contested statewide elections.

Related articles
- Corbett’s slate exposes GOP rift (philly.com)
- Let voters determine primaries, not political parties, groups say (pennlive.com)
- Gov. Corbett takes risks with Republican Party, pressures endorsement for his candidates (pennlive.com)
02/08/12
@PoliticsPA looks at the PAGOP Endorsement Policies - PAGOP to County Chairs: Non-Endorsed Candidates Need Not Apply

Ironically, those elements in the GOP want to run things more like Pa. Democrats.
Dem state committee endorsements are not binding despite requiring a higher, two-thirds threshold (the PAGOP only requires 50 percent plus 1). Democratic county committees can – and often do – endorse primary opponents of candidates that have been endorsed by the state committee.

And efforts by reformers who want the party to emulate the GOP – by tightening up the bylaws or to committing noteworthy financial resources to back up endorsements – are the subject of intense scrutiny by progressives and activists.

So who’s right? GOP party leaders point to the most important statistic of all: win rate. Since 2001, the GOP has won 54 percent of contested statewide elections.

Related articles
- Corbett’s slate exposes GOP rift (philly.com)
- Let voters determine primaries, not political parties, groups say (pennlive.com)
- Gov. Corbett takes risks with Republican Party, pressures endorsement for his candidates (pennlive.com)
02/08/12

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