PHILADELPHIA â On Tuesday, Republican Sean Parnell launched his campaign for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, highlighting a tweet from Donald Trump Jr. calling him â100% rock-solid America First.â
On Wednesday, several of the stateâs congressional Republicans praised the move to purge Rep. Liz Cheney, R.-Wy., from House leadership for the sin of calling out former President Donald Trumpâs election lies.
And on Saturday, one of those liesâ main superspreaders, Rudy Giuliani, is visiting Pennsylvania for a fund-raiser alongside state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a potential candidate for governor.
As Pennsylvania Republicans maneuver for nationally watched gubernatorial and Senate races next year, this week shows Trumpâs influence remains as powerful as ever â to the delight of many Republicans who still see him as their leader, and the consternation of others who fear his imprint could cost them winnable elections with sweeping national implications.
Thursday s Campaign Round-Up, 5.13.21
Today s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
May 13, 2021, 4:00 PM UTC
BySteve Benen
Today s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. Shortly after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) exited the White House yesterday following infrastructure talks, his campaign supporters received a fundraising text that read, I just met with Corrupt Joe Biden and he s STILL planning to push his radical Socialist agenda onto the American people. So much for good-faith, bipartisan talks. With only about five months remaining before Virginia s gubernatorial race, the Democratic Governors Association has launched new ads trying to tie Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin (R) to Donald Trump, who lost the commonwealth by double digits last year. See here and here.
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THE RIPPLE EFFECT: Tremors from the Jan. 6 attack and subsequent impeachment vote continue to reverberate in the Republican party, showing how a strong appetite for Donald Trump means little patience for vocal anti-Trumpers.
The state will drop from 18 to 17 seats for the 2022 elections.
Since peaking at 36 in 1910, Pennsylvania has lost U.S. House seats following every census
Pennsylvania has maintained a relatively steady population of about 12.7 million over the last 10 years, but it has been outpaced by growing states such as Florida, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, Montana and Oregon, which will gain one seat, and Texas, which will gain two seats.
“This is not a surprise,” said Kris Kanthak, a University of Pittsburgh political science professor. “We’re older. We’re not getting quite as many people coming in.”
Besides Pennsylvania, states losing a House seat under reapportionment, the term used to describe the reallocation of seats based on census results, include California, New York, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois and Michigan.