Elections
Who is Pat Dugan?
The multiyear veteran of the Municipal Court (and U.S. Army) is running against incumbent Larry Krasner in the race for District Attorney of Philadelphia
By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon
Saving Democracy by Canvassing … All the Time
The deep canvassers of Changing the Conversation Together have been able to turn out the vote before big elections. Could doing their work year-round boost civic engagement and voter turnout in the long term?
By Courtney DuChene
Let Independent Voters Vote
TV commentator Michael Smerconish is one of four unaffiliated Pennsylvanians suing the state to open our primaries. Here’s why he got involved
By Michael Smerconish
The Only Thing Better Than a Closed Primary? No Primary
A local pundit offers a contrarian way to choose our political candidates
By Kyle Sammin
Philadelphia, America’s Democracy Laboratory — Again
The PA Speaker of the House of Representatives on why Hillary Clinton, Josh Shapiro and PA lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle just started a voting access revolution, in Philly
By Joanna McClinton
Philadelphia Bar Association Responds to Bob Brady
The legal organization’s chancellor argues the way they decide to recommend judicial candidates is not what the Democratic City Committee chair thinks it is
By Katayun Jaffari
An Open Letter from Bob Brady
The Philadelphia Democratic Party Chair sent the following letter to the Philadelphia Bar Association, urging it to do better
By Robert A. Brady
Revenge of the Nerds?
Political reform is bubbling up in other cities. Here? Maybe not so much. An election post-mortem
By Larry Platt
Who Won the 2025 Primary Election
How low was turnout on May 20? Who will be on the ballot for November 4? Which DA candidate prevailed?
By Lauren McCutcheon
The Ballot Questions in the 2025 Primary Election
This year’s proposed changes to the Home Rule Charter address homeless services, prison oversight and affordable housing
By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon