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Where Pa. law stands on abortion, and what candidates for governor and US Senate want for the future

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Supreme Court's historic decision Friday to overturn nearly 50 years of precedent protecting the right to an abortion put a new focus on Pennsylvania's upcoming statewide elections.

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Doug Mastriano seeks to mend GOP rifts and raise money to compete with Josh Shapiro

PHILADELPHIA — Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, spent the last week acting as a GOP emissary with a message of party unity.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Supreme Court’s abortion ruling puts spotlight on Pa. governor and state legislative races

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday overturning Roe v. Wade thrust the races for the governor and state legislature in Pennsylvania into the spotlight as both parties gear up for a midterm campaign that will decide the fate of abortion access in the state.

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Across 10 states, attorneys general have collectively raised $48.4 million this election cycle

In the current election cycle across 10 states, attorneys general have collectively raised $48.4 million. Nearly half of that number has come from Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.), who has raised $20.5 million running for governor rather than for re-election. Two other attorneys general—Rob Bonta of California ($8.7 million) and Ken Paxton…

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Trump lawyers contacted a top Pa. Republican every day during 2020 pressure campaign, Jan. 6 committee says

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler received daily phone calls from former President Donald Trump’s lawyers and saw protests outside his house amid a pressure campaign to overturn the results of the state’s 2020 presidential election, he told the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attacks.

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Pennsylvania attorney general –and nominee for governor– raises $20.5 million this election cycle

According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has raised $20.5 million and spent $7.7 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 6, 2022. Shapiro, who is the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania governor, has received the most donations…

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As midterm elections loom, chances of victory hinge on health of economy

PITTSBURGH — With inflation the highest it's been since the early 1980s and Americans feeling the pain of a downtrodden economy, Democrats in Pennsylvania — a state with two of the most high-profile races in the country — are hoping to convince voters that they should be an exception to…

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Unlikely duo: Pennsylvania Democrats aim for united front

The fate of the Democratic Party is intertwined in a pair of Pennsylvania elections that’ll be closely watched this year

The Independent UK

Dems make risky bets on Trump Republicans

Will it get their guys elected? Or will Democrats have personally helped send some of the most extreme, anti-Democratic and dangerous candidates into elected office?

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats are trying to wake up disaffected voters by calling Doug Mastriano an existential threat

PHILADELPHIA — Democrats are sounding the alarm. In the days since State Sen. Doug Mastriano decisively clinched the Republican nomination for governor, progressive groups, labor unions, and liberal elected officials have framed the midterm election in existential terms.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

For Pennsylvania GOP, no turning back in bid as party leaders back Doug Mastriano for governor

PITTSBURGH — Having survived a last-ditch effort by some GOP officials to assemble around an alternative to his candidacy, state Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, may soon reap the reward: a united front in his battle against Democrat Josh Shapiro.

Tribune News Service

Shapiro: ‘Dangerous’ Republican rival Mastriano could override will of voters

Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania governor says if Mastriano wins he could wield power to choose his own slate of electors and overturn presidential election results

The Guardian - US

How the Pa. Republican establishment broke itself trying to stop Doug Mastriano

On a rainy Friday earlier this month, several leading Republican candidates for governor drove to Westmoreland County in western Pennsylvania for former President Donald Trump’s rally that evening.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Jonathan Bernstein: Looking for midterm drama on the Democratic side? Sorry

Most of the focus during midterm primary season has been on the Republicans. Rightly so; after all, not only are there important internal fights playing out in GOP nomination battles, but the outcome could determine the fate of U.S. democracy. It’s a huge story that Pennsylvania Republicans have chosen a…

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Rise of ultra-MAGA right could play into Dems’ hands

The rise of far-right GOP candidates has some Republicans considering voting Democratic this fall.

The Independent UK

How Pa. GOP gov pick could turn election lies into action

Doug Mastriano is not the only candidate who won a Republican primary on Tuesday after embracing former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen

Reason

Pennsylvania Democrats Say Doug Mastriano Is a Danger to Democracy. Why Did They Help Him Win?

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro ran ads that boosted Mastriano's GOP primary campaign. There's no way this strategy could ever backfire, right?

The Guardian - US

Republican ‘big lie’ supporters triumph in sign of Trump’s enduring power

Hard-right candidates who challenged 2020 result win string of primary victories on a good night too for progressive Democrats

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

5 takeaways from the Pennsylvania primary election

PHILADELPHIA — We thought we’d have all the answers. But on one big question, we’re still waiting.

The Guardian - US

Election denier triumphs as primaries test Trump’s grip on Republican party

Voters nominate Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania’s governor race, but congressman Madison Cawthorn ousted in North Carolina

The Independent UK

Takeaways: Election denier wins, bad behavior dooms Cawthorn

Former President Donald Trump’s influence was enough to elevate his Senate candidate to victory in North Carolina on Tuesday

Reason

Pennsylvania Voters Rejected the Political Establishment in Tuesday's Primaries

But the pitched battle for the GOP Senate nomination in the Keystone State is still too close to call.

Los Angeles Times

5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and elsewhere

The primary campaigns culminating Tuesday night across five states have generated a soap opera’s worth of melodrama.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

All eyes were on Pennsylvania voters Tuesday. Here’s what they thought

PHILADELPHIA — Tuesday’s primary election — one of Pennsylvania’s most consequential in recent years — brought thousands of voters to the region’s polls in an understated election day showing.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Doug Mastriano has won the GOP primary for Pa. governor after a campaign fueled by election lies

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Doug Mastriano, a far-right state senator and leading voice in Pennsylvania’s election denial movement who drew national attention for his efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat, has won the Republican nomination for governor, according to the Associated Press.

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