Rabid GOP now feeding on their own
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
If they held a local competition for “off the rails” in politics, Chester County Republican Chair Gordon Eck would win by a landslide.
His — I won’t dignify it by calling it an Op/Ed — recently published screed attacking a fellow Republican and local Board of Education president over the fake issue of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in our county’s...
A tale of two political parties
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
With apologies to Charles Dickens, it is a tale of two political parties.
In one party, a long-serving U.S. Senator is under attack for voting his conscience — the party rejecting the idea that said senator can hold a former President responsible for sparking an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The local county committee draws up a resolution condemning...
Ryan Costello’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Donald J. Trump, Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan are trying really, really hard to make sure U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello doesn’t get re-elected in 2018 — although it may be his own history that ultimately proves his undoing.
Oh, sure, the President and the Speaker of the House — as fellow Republicans — will swear until the cows come home that they back the two-term...
Dems mailer crossed the line in 158th race
Both parties deserve hit for tone and conduct of 2016 campaign
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
And so, finally, it comes to an end.
There’s little glory to be had by either party — whether you look at the national operations, or the local county parties — as no one has much to be proud of for the their conduct and willful deceptions in advertising.
While there is a price to be paid for that...
Toomey makes pitch for reelection, expects strong turnout
Hits opponent McGinty on taxes, Iran deal
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey speaks with supporters immediately after his campaign event Monday morning at the Classic Diner in Malvern.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
MALVERN — A clearly energized Pat Toomey made the case for his reelection Monday morning in front of an overflow gathering at the Classic Diner, as the latest news headlines from the presidential...
A rush to bipartisanism amid a few intra-party battles
Is getting along to get ahead back in fashion?
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Let’s face it, bipartisanism is the new black.
If you listened to a lot of political types in Chester County this past week, candidates and elected officials across the political spectrum were working to show their ability to make nice with the other side.
But roiling below the surface are a handful of intra-party battles...
Carmody gets GOP judicial nod, as party stresses ‘Unity’
MacQueen wins only other contested race for County Controller
Patrick Carmody offers thanks to members of the Chester County Republican Committee, Thursday, after being endorsed for Judge, Court of Common Pleas by the party. Carmody earned the nod, Thursday night, after Allison Bell Royer withdrew citing the need for party unity.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
WEST GOSHEN — Although it was clear...
