Pennsylvania

2008

Meeting Myself in Bucks County

Robert S. Eshelman : Presidential Election 2008

Knocking on doors for Obama, a native son discovers how things have changed.
Did Race Win the Race for Hillary?

Gaiutra Bahadur : Racism & Discrimination

Does living in mixed communities make people less or more vulnerable to campaigning that plays on ethnic and racial divisions?
Pennsylvania's 'Obamicans'

Ari Berman : Barack Obama

Democratic activism and Obama's campaign have turned Doylestown, Pennsylvania, from solid red to purple--maybe even blue.
Bowling for Pennsylvania

Gaiutra Bahadur : Barack Obama

Can Barack Obama get racially mixed communities in Pennsylvania's small towns to bowl together?

Weldon's Wild Ride

Ari Berman : Electoral Politics

The wheels are falling off Curt Weldon's electoral wagon, as the wacky Pennsylvania Republican finds himself mired in a criminal investigation.
Democratic Alarms in PA

John Nichols : Senate

Robert Casey Jr.'s endorsement of Samuel Alito could cost him the support of Pennsylvania Democrats and illustrates the perils of early intervention by DC Democrats in Senate races.

Darwin on Trial

Eyal Press : Education Policy & Reform

As the site of a trial on including intelligent design in biology textbooks, Dover, Pennsylvania, is a focal point of a national debate on science and religion. But a look at the town and its residents show that the battle may not be so clearly defined.