Delaware Valley Journal

Attorney J. Matthew Wolfe has been active in Republican politics since he was an undergraduate at Penn. He currently is the Republican Ward Leader in Philadelphia’s 27th Ward and he tells Delaware Valley Journal's Linda Stein the Philly GOP sees opportunity ahead. While the city isn't going to flip to red any time soon, there are Republican voters that can be turned out to help Trump carry Pennsylvania, and possibly win a legislative seat or two.

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Bucks County GOP chair Pat Poprik knows the Delaware Valley is a Democratic enclave. But surging GOP voter registrations mean her county has more Republicans than Democrats for first time since George W. Bush was in office, and they're rising in Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties, too. She tells DVJournal's Linda Stein she believes local Republicans will do their part to help Trump carry the state, in part because Democrats have become so extreme on the issues.

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An international software glitch may have kept Ellen Cox of Bucks County trapped at the Milwaukee airport the next morning, but she was in high spirits when she joined DVJournal's Linda Stein for a post-RNC convention report Friday.

With her on the pod is Republican National Committeeman Andy Reilly, who helped organize the event. They share their personal experiences from the floor of the Fiserv Forum and talk about how the GOP's unity -- perhaps the highest in 40 years -- might impact elections in Pennsylvania.

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When DVJournal invited state Sen. Frank Farry (R-Bucks) to join the podcast, we wanted to talk about the new $47.6 billion budget and the impact of education spending. But the senator began the conversation by expressing his personal concerns over the heated rhetoric in Pennsylvania politics and, of course, the assassination attempt targeting Trump in Butler, Pa.

But DVJournal reporters Linda Stein and Taylor Millard were able to turn the conversation to spending and taxes, too, including a conversation about the state's $22,000+ per pupil spending. How much is too much for taxpayers?

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Scott Presler of Early Vote Action never met a voter he didn't want to register, and that includes in Pennsylvania's prisons. The Pied Piper of GOP registration, Presler's message to the GOP is the higher voter registration and turnout is good news for the party in the era of Trump.

Presler talks to DVJournal's Linda Stein and Taylor Millard about how the GOP has drastically closed the voter-registration gap in Pennsylvania, how how he's on the verge of officially turning Bucks County red.

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Pennsylvania's Republican National Committeeman Andy Reilly tells the DVJournal podcast that the enthusiasm for Donald Trump across the Keystone State is intense.

"The voters see someone who's basically just a straight talker, and they're tired of people who are blowing smoke up their keister."

Reilly, who formerly served on the Delaware County Council and as county GOP chair, tells Linda Stein and Taylor Millard of DVJournal he believes Trump's popularity will help Dave McCormick beat three-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D).

Reilly also breaks down the bad news from Delaware County Council,  including the drop in the county's bond rating and Councilor Christine Reuther's "gas lit trial balloon" attacking Delco small businesses for filing appeals of their tax assessments.

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Former Delaware County Council Chair Wally Nunn joins the Delaware Valley Journal podcast to talk about the latest Delco developments, including the county's downgrade by Moody's and the likely surge in property tax rates that appears to be on the way.

Nunn addresses claims made by Councilor Christine A. Reuther (D) that tax increases are necessary and that deficit spending is the fault of business owners appealing their property tax assessments. (You can listen to Reuther's rant here.)

Nunn takes questions from Taylor Millard and Linda Stein of Delaware Valley Journal.

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GOP U.S. Senate candidate --and alleged Diet Coke addict -- Dave McCormick joins the Delaware Valley Journal podcast from out on the Keystone State campaign trail. McCormick takes questions from DVJ's News Editor Linda Stein on the antisemitic protests at the University of Pennsylvania, the abortion issue, and attacks on the PA Republican from the NYTimes.

And how being the father of six daughters is impacting McCormick's campaign.

Pop open a cold one (diet if possible) and enjoy!

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The people of Pennsylvania have spoken! Well, a small number in a low-turnout primary, but still -- the results of the primaries, from state Auditor to AG, will have an impact in November. And what about Casey v McCormick? Biden v Trump?

DVJ News Editor Linda Stein asks two of the smartest people in the Delaware Valley for their take: Guy Ciarrocchi of the Commonwealth Foundation and Jeff Jubelirer, Vice President at Bellevue Communications Group.

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Delaware County’s former Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Lauren Footman joins the DVJournal podcast for a no-holds-barred conversation about her time in the Delco government and how she was treated by both elected officials and fellow employees.

In an interview with DVJournal's Taylor Millard, she says her firing was in retaliation for filing an EEOC complaint regarding the racist and sexist behavior of former interim Chief Administration Officer Marc Woolley.

Footman also confirms that the county declined to respond to DVJournal's requests for data on DEI spending, and that even she was unable to access relevant information.

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