What I learned when Kamala Harris came to my block
Columnist Solomon Jones shares his thoughts on what it will take for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to win the 2020 election.
4 years ago
Voting victories for Democrats in Pa. might have closed the door on more election reform
Election boards want to start processing mail-in ballots before Election Day, but such a move would require cooperation between the Democratic governor and Republican leaders.
4 years ago
Kamala Harris makes the case for Biden to Philly’s Black residents
Democrats know they’ll win Philly in November. But their margins could determine who wins Pa., and the Biden campaign is trying to shore them up.
4 years ago
At drive-in town hall, Biden vows not to downplay US threats
For the first time since winning the nomination, Biden was to face live, unscripted questions from voters, with the coronavirus pandemic responsible for the unusual format.
4 years ago
U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail
The judge noted after a hearing that Trump had repeatedly attacked voting by mail by making unfounded claims that it is rife with fraud.
4 years ago
Mail ballots in PA cleared for print after state court boots Green Party candidates
Philly voters could receive their mail-in ballots within 8 to 10 days.
4 years ago
After 4 fractious years, Wilmington mayor and new council president pledge cooperation
As a councilman, Trippi Congo was part of what Mayor Purzycki calls the “resistance.” Tuesday Congo ousted a Purzycki ally to win the council presidency.
4 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court extends mail-in ballot deadline to 3 days after Election Day
It also authorized the use of satellite election offices and drop boxes — which the state plans to use to help relieve the pressure from an avalanche of mailed-in ballots.
4 years ago
Trump fuels spread of altered Biden video, tweeting it twice
The video appears to show Biden playing a controversial song by the rap group N.W.A. during a campaign trip to Florida.
4 years ago
Record turnout in Delaware primary shows Dems much more willing to vote-by-mail
More than half of Delaware Democrats voted by mail. For Republicans, less than 25% of ballots were mailed in.
4 years ago
Delaware primary: Wilmington Mayor Purzycki wins second term; Julianne Murray will face Gov. Carney
Mike Purzycki won a second term Tuesday night, fending off a pair of challengers. U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and New Castle County Exec. Matt Meyer also were winners.
4 years ago
Trump tries to woo undecided voters in Philly; competing rallies break out nearby
As Trump talked to undecided voters in Philly, competing protests flared up outside, with Trump detractors outnumbering supporters.
4 years ago
Wolf called on both President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled state legislature to start “getting serious” about the coronavirus pandemic.
4 years ago
Ahead of Trump in Philly, Dems slam GOP efforts to limit mail-in voting
Pa. Democrats and Black clergy members in Philly decried a Trump campaign-backed attempt by Republicans to ban ballot drop boxes.
4 years ago
Will Wilmington have a new mayor after today’s primary vote?
First-term incumbent Mayor Mike Purzycki is trying to fend off challenges from treasurer Velda Jones-Potter and former City Councilman Justen Wright.
4 years ago