Delaware Valley Journal

GOP candidates look "Born to Run" as the midterm approaches and DVJ News Editor Linda Stein talks to Christopher Borick, professor of political science and director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion (MCIPO) whether Democrats still have "Glory Days" ahead in November, or if they're "Goin' Down."

(Borick also teaches a class at Muhlenberg called "Springsteen's America," which DVJournal thinks is "Brilliant Disguise" for an academic who lives "On the Streets of Philadelphia.")

They also discuss which Springsteen song is the greatest of all time which, says host Michael Graham, is obvious. 

Mark Krikorian has nothing to say about Springsteen but, as the head of the Center for Immigration Studies, a great deal about the chaos at the U.S./Mexico border and how it might impact the Fetterman v Oz U.S. Senate battle. 

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results," says Republican Christian Nascimento, and he's hoping that message will help him defeat incumbent Democrat Rep. Madeleine Dean in Montgomery County this November.

Nascimento talks to DCJournal News Editor Linda Stein about what DelVal voters are talking about on the campaign trail ("the economy, stupid!") and how his experience in business will help him turn Congress around.

He also explains why he opposes the $500 billion college debt bailout President Joe Biden is trying to implement.

Hosted by Michael Graham.

Albert Eisenberg, a Philadelphia-based millennial political strategist, says that while Republicans have some candidate quality issues, he tells NHJournal editor Linda Stein he sees a Red Wave headed for Pennsylvania.

And Guy Ciarrocchi, GOP candidate for Congress in Chester and Berks Counties, says he's seeing a trend toward Republicans as he campaigns across the Delaware Valley.

Hosted by Michael Graham.

GOP 5th District candidate David Galluch is "on the radar" for the NRCC, a sign the national GOP sees his challenge to Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon as a winnable race. Galluch, a Navy veteran who served in the Middle East defusing IEDs in the War on Terror, says he's ready to serve in Congress. The Cook Political Report rates this a safe Democratic seat, but Galluch tells DVJournal News Editor Linda Stein that Scanlon's record on law enforcement -- marching in Black Lives Matter rallies and voting for a bill that substitutes law enforcement for mental health providers in some cases -- gives him an edge in this campaign. 

Hosted by Michael Graham.

The natural gas and oil industry in Pennsylvania supports 500,000 jobs across the state, with more than $40 billion in total payroll. As a result, oil and gas together contribute $78.3 billion to the PA economy.  

Those facts are from Stephanie Catarino Wissman, Pennsylvania Executive Director for the American Petroleum Institute; and PA Chamber of Business and Industry’s Director of Government Affairs Kevin Sunday.

They discussed the entire energy economy and how it impacts private sector jobs with DVJournal's managing editor Linda Stein. And they connect restrictions on energy production and infrastructure to higher bills for the average family.

Hosted by Michael Graham.

GOP candidate for Lt. Governor, Rep. Carrie Lewis DelRosso sometimes calls herself "Scranton Carrie," but she's no fan of favorite son Joe Biden. She tells DVJournal News Editor Linda Stein she's committed to helping get state Sen. Doug Mastriano elected governor and stopping liberal policies promoted by Democrats.

The mother of three talks about how she was first elected in a blue district (lots of shoe leather) and the misconceptions some voters have about Mastriano. And like many Republicans, she believes the issue of parental control of their children's education is going to be a winner for the GOP in November.

Hosted by Michael Graham.

Intrepid News Editor Linda Stein was on the ground in Wilkes-Barre, PA for President Donald Trump's rally on behalf of the GOP ticket. It was her first Trump rally and she reports on the crowd, Trump's message and what it might mean in November.

Hosted by Michael Graham.

On this edition of the Delaware ValleyJournal podcast, Keri Rodrigues of the National Parents Union talks about the political progress parents' rights organizations have made in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its classroom lockdowns.

The conversation comes in the wake of new NEAP tests showing dramatic declines in math and reading among nine-year-old students. Will parents hold elected officials accountable in the midterm elections?  There are early signs it may already be happening.

Hosted by Michael Graham.

In this edition of the Delaware Valley Journal podcast, News Editor Linda Stein talks to the Ryan Mills of National Review about his story on concerns COVID policy for Bucks County schools was set, not by county health director Dr. David Damsker, but by a Democratic operative inside county government.

Then Bucks County GOP chair Pat Poprik joins the conversation to talk about how her party took back the row offices in 2021 and why they expect more success in 2022. Will suburban women vote Republican, even in the post-Roe era? Poprik says "yes," and she explains why.

Hosted by Michael Graham.

Rep. Tracy Pennycuick wants to go to the state senate, and she joins DVJournal News Editor Linda Stein to talk about her campaign and the issues voters are talking to her about: Inflation, rising heating oil prices, and the economy.

A United States Army combat veteran who retired from the military, Pennycuick says she wants to bring the culture of service from her time in the Army to her work in Harrisburg.

Hosted by Michael Graham.