Running for Public Office

Friends recently asked me to run for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, for the 160th District.  This was a total surprise to me, since my political involvement to date has been as a campaign volunteer, and of course, talking about politics with friends.  My...

Tales from the Road

On Election Day, I worked as a Poll Attorney.  Here in PA, we have a new Voter ID law that was repealed in part, but left many with misinformation and confusion about what needed to be done to properly identify people in the registered voter list.  I started the day...

The Disavowal Problem

I was checking ou the news on the election this morning, and there’s a “rush transcript” of the interview Sarah Palin did with Sean Hannity.  In it, they talk about whether or not Barak Obama should “disavow” ACORN and its voter...