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I've joined @PhillyInquirer as a politics reporter!
I'll be covering campaigns and elections this midterm season, with a special focus on the Pennsylvania governor's race and an eye toward 2028.
I'm SO excited to be part of a paper I've long admired! Send me a DM to connect 💌
Members of the Philadelphia labor unions are door knocking on behalf of Republicans Brian Fitzpatrick and Frank Farry Saturday, ahead of Election Day Nov. 3.
Loyalty is a “two-way street,” U.S. Rep Brian Fitzpatrick tells members of Philadelphia labor unions at a rally Saturday.
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s closing message Saturday: “They know me well, I’m one of them. I’m the #1 most independent in the U.S. House and my endorsements speak for themselves.”
Michelle Baruchman retweeted
SCOOP: AIPAC will no longer endorse congressional candidates or earmark donations to congressional campaigns. The group's super PAC, United Democracy Project, will continue to operate and it will urge members to donate directly to pro-Israel candidates. jewishinsider.com/2026/10/ai…
Fitzpatrick is the only swing-district Republican in the state who has yet to receive support from Musk’s political action committee, America PAC.
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Michelle Baruchman retweeted
SP&R to release new polling in Pa CD10 in next 24 hours..stay tuned..
🗣️"You are an architect of the deadly insurrection, January 6th."
🗣️"That’s a flat-out lie."
Takeaways from Pennsylvania's 10th district congressional debate between GOP Rep. Scott Perry and Democrat and former TV anchor Janelle Stelson:
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Delaware (the state) Sen. Chris Coons tells Democrats in Delaware (the Pa. county) that he personally plans to campaign for Janelle Stelson competing for PA-10 in Harrisburg.
With Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the crowd, Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers an economically populist message, blasting President Trump for tariffs and tax cuts while slashing health care.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks in support of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in Delaware County, 19 days until the midterm elections.
🗣️"You are an architect of the deadly insurrection, January 6th."
🗣️"That’s a flat-out lie."
Takeaways from Pennsylvania's 10th district congressional debate between GOP Rep. Scott Perry and Democrat and former TV anchor Janelle Stelson:
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When asked who is best positioned to become the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028, Janelle Stelson said she would support Josh Shapiro during the PA-10 congressional debate.
Sen. John Fetterman appeared at just 16% of 158 committee and subcommittee meetings he could have attended in the current session of Congress, according to an Inquirer review. He also now votes with Democrats less than 80% of the time.
via @samjanesch
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Former President Biden told a crowd that Gov. Josh Shapiro and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis are “doing a hell of a job... that’s why I’m confident voters are going to give us a second term.”
From @anna_orso:
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“We hold it together. We are the doers. We are the movers. We are the shakers. We are the supporters,” Sheryl Lee Ralph, who stars as Barbara Howard on ABC’s Abbott Elementary, told a crowd of Black women at a campaign event for @JoshShapiroPA Sunday.
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“It was like arguing with a toddler every day,” a former staffer of Sen. John Fetterman said, adding that it felt like “arguing with him nonstop to pretty much get out of bed in the morning and tie his shoes.”
Excellent reporting from @samjanesch:
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Michelle Baruchman retweeted
What is John Fetterman doing?
As Fetterman floats the possibility of running again, we take a deeper look at his record in office and how he conducts himself behind the scenes. Part one in today’s @PhillyInquirer.
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Michelle Baruchman retweeted
They helped elected Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez — now some won’t vote for her.
The Democratic incumbent has made bucking her party a hallmark of her time in Congress, asserting she is loyal to her district, not a party. Her critics see something else:
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Gov. Josh Shapiro promises that if he is reelected and has a Democratic trifecta in Harrisburg, the first bill he will sign is a $15 minimum wage in Pennsylvania.
