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President Trump carried Pennsylvania in 2016 in a major surprise and Democrats plans to reclaim the state as their own is key to unseating Trump in 2020. Wednesday’s announcement that Philadelphia labor kingpin John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty, along with 6 cronies, on a 116-count indictment that includes embezzlement, bribery and theft, threatens the hopes of national Democrats to reclaim control over Pennsylvania’s electoral votes in 2020. Uncategorized Democrats Rocked by 116-Count Indictment of Major Democratic Players In Pennsylvania By HJIC Published on February 2, 2019 Opinion| President Trump carried Pennsylvania in 2016 in a major surprise and Democrats plans to...

What does it take to lead a union for 4,652 electricians - one the state's most politically powerful? Start with $30 million in campaign contributions spent over the course of 16 years on state and local candidates by the city's electricians' union, Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Over the years, the union's money and manpower have helped elect mayors, City Council members, county commissioners, congressmen, state legislators, governors, and at least 58 judges, including the union leader's brother and five Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices.

Mayoral aspirant John Dougherty offers anti-violence plan By Thomas Fitzgerald, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER With a kickoff worthy of a campaign rally, labor leader John Dougherty today announced the creation of a new non-profit corporation to combat violence in Philadelphia by signing up union members as mentors to at-risk youth. Enough is Enough Inc. will pair workers with children in hopes of steering them away from violence, with start-up funding from Dougherty's union, Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electoral Workers. "Government cannot do it alone," said Dougherty, who is a potential candidate for mayor in the 2007 Democratic...