Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Casey, Kane shrug off primary challenges; Montgomery County results.
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Wednesday, April 25
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney had little trouble winning the Pennsylvania Republican primary for President of the United States, with his closest competition coming from a man who no longer is in the race. Romney finished with 57 percent of the vote, followed by former Sen. Rick Santorum at 19 percent. Santorum withdrew from the race earlier this month. Texas congressman Ron Paul finished third with 13 percent, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was last with 11 percent of the vote. Montgomery County Republicans gave Romney a more emphatic nod than the rest of the state, awarding him about 67 percent of the vote. Santorum captured about 13 percent of the county vote, which still gave him 44 more votes than libertarian …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
By early afternoon, there wasn't much action at the local polls.
The 2012 Primary Election is here, but it doesn't seem like many local residents have much interest. Just before noon, the polls were nearly empty with only a few people casting morning votes. Representatives at the sites weren't surprised by the turnout and said they expect around 10-percent of the township to vote. A sample ballot is shown above with the other pictures attached to the article. For the people who do actually vote, the races include Democratic and Republican Presidential Candidates, Auditor General, US Senator, Attorney General, State Treasurer and representatives in Congress District 13. You can also read a more detailed account about each of these positions. Check back later for updates with the 2012 Primary Election …
Monday, April 23, 2012
A fact sheet for the primary
Tuesday, April 24, is Primary Election Day in the state of Pennsylvania. There are many candidates to consider in this election – not just for president, but also for U.S. senator, state attorney general, state auditor general and state treasurer. Please make the time to cast your vote. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Click here to locate your local polling place. In Pennsylvania, primary elections are held on a closed basis – this means you must be registered as a Republican to cast a vote for the Republican candidate, or as a Democrat to vote for the Democratic candidate. For example, you could not vote in the Republican primary if you are registered as an Independent. ***Click here to learn about the importance of Primary Elections. In…
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Addressing an audience of over 500 people, Bill Clinton discusses his endorsement of state attorney general candidate Kathleen Kane.
Last week, Dr. Warren Rosen and his wife Carol had been patiently waiting in line for a little over a half-an-hour. Standing in the Upper Moreland High School parking lot, the Rosens marked the halfway point in a line easily hundreds of people thick – and quickly growing by the minute. The couple, who travelled from Rydal, were waiting to attend a “Get Out the Vote” rally in support of Democratic state attorney general candidate Kathleen Kane. Neither were shy in expressing their excitement over seeing the rally’s special guest speaker: former President Bill Clinton. “He’s a great man, why wouldn’t we want to come see a great man?” Warren Rosen asked. “He’s always entertaining, and it’s enjoyable listing to him give a talk,” added Carol. …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Forget about who WILL win, which GOP presidential hopeful SHOULD win the Pennsylvania primary?
The GOP presidential primary race seems to have been going on forever, but it's finally nearing its conclusion. Pennsylvania voters finally get their say on April 24. There's no shortage of polls out there. Gallup has plenty of information, including projecting head-to-head races with President Obama, and USA Today, which has a cool graphic that lets you see the nationwide picture as well as individual states. But that's all about who might win. We think the bigger question is, who should win. So cast a ballot in our poll and, more importantly, leave a comment to tell us who Pennsylvanians should support in the GOP primary. We'll close our poll April 23 at midnight. Oh, and if you need information about the election, check out Pennsylvania…
Monday, March 26, 2012
Today is the last day to register to vote in next month's primary.
The Republican presidential race continues to grab headlines and it looks like Pennsylvania might actually play a role in choosing the GOP candidate. But if you're not registered, you can't vote - there's plenty on the ballot - and today is the deadline for registering to vote in the April 24 primary. Don't fret, the state has an online portal that can handle most of your election-related needs: The Web site for Pennsylvania's Deparment of State also has useful information, such as the list of primary candidates in ballot order.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The company that owns the rights to "Eye of the Tiger" said the presidential candidate did not have permission to use it when he visited the Moose Lodge.
Newt Gingrich played to a packed house when he visited Doylestown in September, but now he's being sued for what he played. Rude Music Inc., owned by a member of the band Survivor, is suing the Republican presidential candidate for playing "Eye of the Tiger" as he strode into the Oscar Martin room of the Moose Lodge. The company filed the lawsuit Monday in federal court in Chicago, according to the Chicago Tribune. The suit cites Gingrich's own website as proof that he used the song at his appearance in Doylestown, according to Fox News. Rude Music claims Gingrich also used the song without permission at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in 2010 and at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2009, 2010 and 2011. The …
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The bill would change the commonwealth from a winner-take-all format to one where each congressional district would be worth two votes, and the winner of the statewide popular vote would get two electoral votes.
John Micek at The Morning Call is reporting that the bill to change the way Pennsylvania allocates its electoral college votes during a presidential election has been shelved, at least for the rest of the year. Laura Olsen at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette blogged the same thing. WHYY's Newsworks reported that State Senate majority leader Dominic Pileggi, a Chester County Republican, said he wants to first focus on bills related to education, Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction, and transportation infrastructure funding. According to the conservative Web site Human Events, the bill seemed to have broad GOP support, then Pennsylvania's 12 Republican congressmen "suddenly became nervous about any possible danger to their re-elections that …
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The Willow Grove Chamber of Commerce honored the new members who won the election last Tuesday.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The commissioners who won the election last Tuesday were honored by the Willow Grove Chamber of Commerce. Ward 1 (uncontested) Rob DeMartinis, Republican Ward 3 Tim Weir, Republican Jerry Vanartsdalen, Democratic Ward 5 Dr. David Sirken, Republican Len Gelman, Democratic
Sunday, November 13, 2011
County departments asked to prepare "101-level" prices for incoming Commissioners; new county budget proposals in the offing.
With the 2011 election in the books, the sitting Montgomery County Board of Commissioners has begun to prepare for its replacement. Board Chairman James Matthews said he'd asked the heads of the all the county's departments to prepare brief "101 level" reports for Commissioners-elect Josh Shapiro and Leslie Richards that explained their roles in county government and the challenges they faced in the current budget environment. "It's putting a little burden on [the department heads], but this is something that happens only ever four years or every eight years," Matthews said. Matthews further encouraged the Commissioners-elect and the leaders of the county's departments to begin meeting and communicating with each other "so they don't come …
Brad W. Cooper
11:05 am on Saturday, April 14, 2012
Hello fellow Ron Paul supporters. We are asking you help man a poll on April 24th. We are asking if you can do that to help get the delegates votes. If you can help please email PA 4 Ron Paul and let them know you can help out. PA4RonPaul@gmail.com more ›