Congratulations to Chester County Democrats for an Outstanding 2018 Election Result! See the press release below for County level winners. Congratulations also to statewide winners: Governor Tom Wolf and new Lt. Gov. John Fetterman US Senator Bob Casey Press release from CCDC: CHRISSY HOULAHAN MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST DEMOCRAT AND WOMAN TO WIN 6th CONGRESSIONAL […]
‘Dangerous’ to sit out vote: Obama rallies Democrats for Bob Casey and Gov. Wolf at The Dell
By Chris Brennan, Philadelphia Inquirer, 9/21/18 Former President Barack Obama warned Democrats against sitting out the midterm elections during a North Philadelphia rally Friday for U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, Gov. Wolf, and the party’s other candidates in Pennsylvania. He singled out young, African American, and Latino voters amid concern that the traditional drop in turnout […]
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
The Chester County (Pennsylvania) Democratic Committee believes in Freedom, Fairness, and Opportunity for all Americans, regardless of what they believe, who they are, and where they came from. Join CCDC in making Chester County a better place for all! We have a chance to fundamentally shape the future of our country. But that will only […]
Another win for local environmental rights
Governor Wolf has now vetoed a bill that would have allowed the state to override local rights in one more area: HB 1071 would have put into PA law that “no political subdivision may impose a ban, fee, surcharge or tax on a recyclable plastic bag supplied by a retail establishment to a purchaser of […]
I won’t sign the budget
email from Governor Wolf, 3/24/16 I won’t sign the Republican budget because the math simply doesn’t add up. According to their own arithmetic, the Republican budget creates a $1.6 billion deficit in 2016-17 that will prompt massive cuts to education, teacher layoffs, higher property taxes, and cuts to senior programs. They’ve fought for the failed […]
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Corbett’s Desperation and Deceit
FactCheck, The Annenberg Public Policy Center, October 15, 2014 We’ve noticed that the most deceitful attack ads often come from candidates who are most desperate. For example, consider the claim by Pennsylvania’s unpopular Republican Gov. Tom Corbett that his opponent “is promising to raise middle-class taxes,” when in fact Democratic nominee Tom Wolf promises to […]
Alienating a State From East to West: Tom Corbett’s Troubled Tenure in Pennsylvania
By TOM FERRICK Jr., New York Times opinion, 10/20/14. Excerpt reminding us of one issue among many: …Just as the governor was spending millions trying to convince voters that he is a solid, competent guy, out popped a revelation that state officials had a sort of an unofficial club that involved trading pornographic photos and […]
