Election 2012
Majority of Penn employee donations go to Democrats
In this election cycle, Penn employees are cumulatively the third-highest political donors among Ivy League schools.Focus on student voter registration yields big results
Voter registration in Pennsylvania officially closed Tuesday at midnight. Penn Leads the Vote sent in 1,498 registration forms as of Tuesday at 6 p.m., while Penn Democrats estimates sending in between 1,300 and 1,400 registration forms.Penn memories for '47 percent' fundraiser host Marc Leder
Leder and his business partner met Romney when the candidate was at Bain Capital and they were at Lehman Brothers.Reporter's Notebook: Watching the presidential debate with FactCheck
FactCheck’s primary aim is to provide information to voters rather than to force candidates to change their rhetoric.Bill Clinton campaigns for Kane in Philadelphia
Clinton stumped for Democratic Attorney General candidate Kathleen Kane at a fundraiser held at the Warwick Hotel at 220 South 17th Street. Ticket prices started at $100.
Mitt Romney campaigns in Pennsylvania
On Friday, Romney hosted a private fundraising event at the Union League of Philadelphia.“We really would shock people if early in the evening on November 6, it looked like Pennsylvania was going to come our way,” he said.Philadelphia will not issue voter IDs for polls
In what’s being called a loophole in the law, the Montgomery and Allegheny county governments plan to allow voter IDs to be produced by organizations other than the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Driver’s License Centers.Penn surpasses other Ivy schools in political lobbying
In 2012, the University as a whole has so far spent $382,513 on the education industry throughout the first two lobbying quarters. The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania have spent $292,513, and the School of Medicine — which has its own government affairs office — has spent $90,000.
Michelle Obama's brother visits Philadelphia
Robinson visited an Obama campaign office in Northwest Philadelphia Saturday morning to “rally the troops,” promote voter registration and make sure that the staff and volunteers knew that the First Family appreciated their efforts.Religion professor at center of Twitter controversy amid Middle East riots
On Sept. 12, Butler implied in a tweet that the creator of the controversial film “Innocence of Muslims,” which mocked the prophet Mohammed, should be arrested.Swing state status uncertain for Pennsylvania
Of the eight states identified as toss-ups — Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin — Pennsylvania only tops New Hampshire and Wisconsin in advertisement spending. MULTIMEDIA: TV Campaign Ads: Comparing funding across swing statesVoter ID law heads back to court
The court promised an expedited hearing for the law with the interest of deciding in time for the election. If the court upholds the law, it will be in effect for the November election.Pennsylvania Supreme Court to rule on redistricting plan
Particularly when tied with the Voter ID laws, many Democrats label the new redistricting plan as an attempt at gerrymandering given that the GOP has a majority in both chambers and lead the drafting of the maps proposed in January and April.