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Gerow: Fighting for less government, more individual liberty
The 2020 election raised questions and concerns in the minds of voters ranging from the integrity of election procedures to access to the ballot. What, if any, reforms to election law would you support to ensure all Pennsylvania voters have equal access to free, fair, secure elections? Specifically, I would sign a law to repeal Act 77 and require voter ID. I will appoint a secretary of the commonwealth who is both experienced in conducting elections and fully committed to the rule of law.
Gerow: Fighting for less government, more individual liberty
Charlie Gerow Your Turn The 2020 election raised questions and concerns in the minds of voters ranging from the integrity of election procedures to access to the ballot. What, if any, reforms to election law would you support to ensure all Pennsylvania voters have equal access to free, fair, secure elections? Specifically, I would sign a law to repeal Act 77 and require voter ID.
Mark & Ben host Charlie Gerow and argue taxes spurring the economy... by WKOK's On The Mark
Mark Lawrence and Ben Reichley interview Charlie Gerow, GOP candidate for PA governor, discussing abortion, election security, and why he is running for governor. During open phones, we discussed candidate's Gerow;'s opinions, how tax cuts spur the economy and increase revenue to US government, and that Hilary Clinton also feels an election was stolen...
PA Gubernatorial Candidate Investigated In Fatal Motorcycle Accident
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An Amazing Communicator | Best 60ish Seconds
This week Charlie begins by reflecting on the career of “one of America’s great broadcasters and a Conservative giant,” Rush Limbaugh. Charlie also discusses the conclusion of impeachment 2.0, student loan debt forgiveness, collegiate endowments, the Perseverance rover, economic news, Governor Cuomo, American energy, and closes with a nod to the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues.
Trump Trial Part Deux | Best 60ish Seconds
This week Charlie comments on former President Donald Trump's second impeachment hearing; asking if what the Democrats are doing through the impeachment process is really good for the country and unity, or is it designed for "cheap political purposes and for some temporary political advantage." Charlie also discusses the Buccaneers' Super Bowl LV victory, led by the GOAT, as well as the passing of actor Christopher Plummer and George Shultz, one of only two Americans to have held four...
We can remake the GOP into the majority party of the new century Original
Throughout the 2020 presidential campaign, Joe BidenJoe BidenCotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose electoral vote count Trump to give Nunes Medal of Freedom: reports Hogan says lawmakers' 'scheme' to overturn election results 'makes a mockery of our system' MORE habitually sought to link President TrumpDonald TrumpCotton breaks with conservative colleagues who will oppose electoral vote count Trump to give Nunes Medal of Freedom: reports Hogan says lawmakers' 'scheme' to...
With Senate at stake, Georgia is on all our minds
Ray Charles’s soulful rendition of Hoagy Carmichael’s “Georgia on My Mind” concludes with: “I said Georgia, oh Georgia, no peace I find …” There’s not going to be much peace found by voters in the Peach State over the next three weeks. While they pause for the holidays they’re being bombarded by a barrage of television and digital ads, door knocks, direct mail, robocalls and other outreach as two U.S. Senate runoff elections approach their Jan. 5 culmination.
Georgia, Georgia, no peace I find | Opinion
Ray Charles’ soulful rendition of Hoagy Carmichael’s “Georgia on My Mind’ concludes with “I said Georgia, oh Georgia, No peace I find . . . ” That’s certainly what voters in the Peach State are bound to be singing over the next three weeks. Even as they pause for the holidays they’re being overwhelmed by a barrage of television and digital ads, door knocks, mail and other outreach in two U.S. Senate run-off elections.
We don't win with lockdowns
HARRISBURG (TNS) — COVID- 19 is a serious disease. Every good person wants to see it defeated as quickly as possible and all wish that no other lives are lost or seriously affected. On that we all agree. However, there is significant disagreement on how best to accomplish the agreed upon objectives.
Disturbing Reports | Best 60ish Seconds
It's early December and the 2020 presidential election is not yet conclusively decided, while there are also some disturbing reports about large-scale voter fraud. Meanwhile, the Biden team is naming individuals to the administration, a few good days of economic news, hypocrisy from public officials, a little sports, and more. Have a great weekend!
Gov. Wolf’s obstinance made a difficult year even worse | Charlie Gerow
Thanksgiving has passed, we’re heading for Christmas and the Pennsylvania General Assembly has quietly ended its 2019-20 session. 2020, of course, has been a year like no other. The pandemic forced the Legislature to implement virtual voting for the first time. The schedule interruptions caused the Legislature to hold a “sine die” session for the first time since the infamous pay raise votes almost 15 years ago.
Ballot problems in pivotal Pennsylvania foreshadow election chaos
Political pundits and prognosticators from across the land agree on this: As Pennsylvania goes in 2020, so goes the presidency. While some may quibble with the definitive nature of that pronouncement, few argue that Pennsylvania’s bloc of 20 electoral votes will be pivotal again this year.
All Fracked Up: Biden's Keystone State Breakdown
All Fracked Up: Biden's Keystone State Breakdown He's now okay with fracking, but clearly not okay with oil and gas. Read Full Article »
All fracked up: Biden's Keystone State breakdown Original
What the frack was Joe BidenJoe BidenObama slams Trump in Miami: 'Florida Man wouldn't even do this stuff' Trump makes his case in North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin Brad Pitt narrates Biden ad airing during World Series MORE thinking? Or is this what happens when the teleprompters are off, live TV is on, and a pandering politician befuddled by it all riffs — and whiffs?
2016's Reluctant Trumpers Are 2020's Avid Trumpers
COMMENTARY Four years ago, the media enjoyed covering the phenomenon of so-called Never Trumpers; Republicans who wouldn’t vote for Donald Trump. There was speculation that these voters, many well connected to the Washington establishment, would put the icing on the electoral cake for Hillary Clinton. Of course, this notion proved fanciful. The Never Trumpers are back in 2020. They’re no greater in number, but the media has gobbled it up again.
Dems Nave No Case Against Barrett--That Won't Stop Them
(Win McNamee/Pool via AP) Opponents of Judge Barrett can't make a case against her qualifications because they're unassailable, so they'll make it personal. Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments
Democrats have no case against Amy Coney Barrett - but that won't stop them Original
The death of Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader GinsburgSchumer: Trump's Supreme Court nominee should recuse from health care, election cases Amy Coney Barrett to tell senators: Courts 'should not try' to make policy Hirono commits to avoiding 'irrelevant' questions about Barrett's religion during her confirmation hearing MORE put in motion the provisions of the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. On Sept.
Biden Projects Weakness--a Tough Sell to Americans
The low-key approach of Joe Biden's campaign contrasts sharply with the style of Donald Trump, who projects strength.
Biden projects weakness - a tough sell to Americans Original
For several months, Joe BidenJoe BidenTop House Republican calls for probe of source of NYT Trump tax documents Judge's ruling creates fresh hurdle for Trump's TikTok ban Harris says she hasn't 'made a plan one way or another' on meeting Supreme Court nominee MORE’s most consistent campaign message has been: “I wear a mask and I’m not Donald Trump.” Somehow his basement bunker team believes that’s enough to defeat the sitting president.
GEROW: Observations Worth Noting Before The First Presidential Debate
Through the years I’ve been privileged to be behind the curtain of many candidate debates. I’ve both debated as a candidate myself and advised and helped prepare presidential, gubernatorial and senatorial candidates as well as scores of down ballot races. On the eve of the first presidential debate of 2020 a couple of things are worth noting. First, these aren’t really “debates,” at least not in the traditional Oxford-style model.
It’s the president’s right and duty to fill the court vacancy now | Charlie Gerow
Just when we thought 2020 had dealt us enough surprises along came another. There’s always an “October Surprise” in the closing days of a presidential campaign. This year it came in September. The untimely death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the resulting vacancy on the high court threw a gigantic and unanticipated factor into the presidential campaign. Justice Ginsburg was held in high regard, even among those who opposed her opinions.
4 reasons Trump could still win Pa., despite Biden’s lead in the polls | Opinion
On primary election day 2016, I got an eye-opening lesson about the Trump phenomenon in Pennsylvania. As a local Republican committeeman, I regularly provide transportation to the polls for those who need it. That day, an elderly woman asked me for a ride to her polling place. I was happy to accommodate her because I had an ulterior motive: I was on the ballot for delegate to the Republican National Convention, and I needed her vote.
Debates can make or break a president | Charlie Gerow
Next week the first of three scheduled debates between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden will take place. It will be held almost 60 years to the date after the first nationally televised presidential debate. That debate, held in September, 1960 featured Vice President Richard M. Nixon and U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy. It was viewed with rapt attention by millions of viewers new to the marvels of television reporting of presidential politics.
Trump Again Will Outperform the Polls in Pennsylvania
COMMENTARY On primary Election Day 2016, I got an eye-opening lesson about the Trump phenomenon in Pennsylvania. As a local Republican committeeman, I regularly provide transportation to the polls for those who need it. That day, an elderly woman asked me for a ride to her polling place. I was happy to accommodate her because I had an ulterior motive: I was on the ballot for delegate to the Republican National Convention, and I needed her vote.
The differences between the Biden and Trump campaigns are all to evident | Charlie Gerow
With only 50 days remaining, the 2020 presidential campaign now heads to the wire. What seems like an eternal journey is finally near completion. As the campaign settles into its final groove, the differences in the two campaigns are self evident. The Biden campaign remains fixated on the fact that he’s simply not Donald Trump. They don’t like the president and they trot out a daily litany of hit pieces about the president himself. He did this. He said that. The ongoing list is mind-numbing.
Republicans brought real people with real stories to their convention | Charlie Gerow
What a difference a week makes. Both the Democrats and Republicans have now completed their very unconventional conventions. It was a daunting task for both parties to produce a two-hour Zoom meeting or a political infomercial that could both hold an audience’s attention and deliver the energy and messages a traditional convention would. Both parties seemed happy with what they produced.
In Tightening Race, the Trends Are Running in Trump's Favor
In Tightening Race, the Trends Are Running in Trump's Favor Drive down the back roads of any of Pennsylvania's rural counties and you'll see dozens of Trump signs.
In a tightening race, the trends are running in Trump's favor Original
The most unusual year and the presidential campaign that accompanies it are now at the top of home stretch. The unconventional conventions soon will be behind us, as the GOP takes its turn this week. The virtual campaign of a basement “Rose Garden strategy” will be forced out into the open. Then the real fun will begin. Although the return to fall and the start of the final leg of the campaign won’t be like anything we’ve seen before, one thing is still certain: Campaigns are won on the ground.
Republicans now face the same challenges as Democrats in making a virtual convention exciting | Charlie Gerow
The nation’s first virtual convention is now in the history books. The Democrats faced the same daunting challenge the Republicans now face as they roll into their quadrennial conclave: how do you possibly make a two-hour Zoom meeting interesting? Without the hoopla, funny hats, noisemakers and floor demonstrations we’ve come to associate with party nominating conventions, a lengthy infomercial is a tough way to hold anybody’s attention.
What too many protesters are doing is unlawful, but the left won’t admit that | Charlie Gerow
The “right of the people peaceably to assemble” is guaranteed to every American by the First Amendment. Unfortunately, today too many focus on the right to assemble and ignore the key qualifier: that the assembly be peaceful. Others try to say that hurling Molotov cocktails, banging police cars with hammers and baseball bats, or firebombing buildings somehow constitutes a peaceful assembly because not all participants acted in clearly unlawful ways.
Joe Biden’s winning strategy won’t work | Charlie Gerow
President Trump held a couple this week. Joe Biden is dreaming he’ll someday be able to do the same. Presidential press conferences have been around for more than a century; Woodrow Wilson held the first one in 1913. For every president since, news conferences and the audience, they command have been a staple of the White House public relations playbook. They’ve thrived on a symbiotic relationship between the media, the chief executive and the citizenry.
Air wars are heating up in the 2020 race for the presidency | Charlie Gerow
The first shots of the real 2020 campaign are being heard across the land, especially in key battleground states like ours. The Trump and Biden teams are both rolling out their early messages to voters. They concentrate their fire on the still undecided and persuadable sliver of the electorate. But they’re also bolstering their bases and ginning up enthusiasm and intensity. The “air wars” that drive this stage of the campaign are in two forms: paid and unpaid media.
The best laid plans for the 2020 Republican convention could turn virtual | Charlie Gerow
When you kick around politics for decades, you’re bound to pick up a personal “bragging right” or two. For me, it’s the fact that I have attended more Republican National Conventions than any other Pennsylvanian. Having just been selected as a delegate-at-large, the good Lord willing, I’ll be heading to Jacksonville for my 12th convention. National nominating conventions are a four-day feast for political junkies.
Do we truly celebrate the birth of this great nation? | Charlie Gerow
Independence Day 2020 weekend has brought us at least hints of the revelry usually associated with the Fourth of July. Americans typically enjoy more than 15,000 fireworks displays and consume more than 150 million hot dogs on Independence Day. Those numbers have been tamped down slightly over concerns with the pandemic, but Americans still love to celebrate American independence in big ways.
When it comes to rallies, size doesn’t matter | Charlie Gerow
Can you imagine this? Joe Biden holds a giant campaign rally. Thousands of admirers show up days before the event in hopes of getting a good seat. 10,000 of more jam into an arena, cheering loudly as the Democrat’s putative nominee delivers a 90-minute spellbinder, virtually all of it without any help from a Teleprompter.
The 2020 campaign is emerging | Charlie Gerow
The electronic age brought a new dimension to American politics. Radio and television became the vehicles through which most Americans received decision-making information. Unlike radio which relies on imagination, television is a visual medium, conveying not only words, but the much more important emotion. Verbal communication is always outdistanced by the non-verbal. The first presidential candidate to effectively use television was Dwight D. Eisenhower, almost seven decades ago.
It’s a long time before November | Charlie Gerow
Can any of us remember what things were really like just four or five months ago? The Wuhan virus was just a passing thought for most, if that. There were no forced lockdowns or shutdowns, no mandatory masks or social distancing. The markets were setting new records. Unemployment was at or near record lows, especially in the minority community. Consumer confidence was high and growing. Then economy was robust. How about four or five weeks ago?
The silent majority spoke on Tuesday | Charlie Gerow
As the world emerges from house arrest and economic shutdown and returns to some degree of normalcy, political pundits across our land are debating and discussing the impact of the Wuhan virus on the 2020 presidential contest. In Pennsylvania we got an early clue on Tuesday. In November, the Keystone State’s 20 electoral votes are a huge prize.
In a year like no other, we'll hold the election of our lifetime
In addition to death and taxes, one of life’s certainties is that every four years we’re told, “This is the most important election of our lives.” While there’s an element of truth in that platitude, for the most part it’s been an understandable exaggeration aimed at motivating and turning out voters. This year, however, it may be the absolute truth. We are a nation as deeply divided as at any point since the Civil War.
COVID-19 isn’t President Trump’s “Katrina” | Charlie Gerow
The death of any person is a tragedy and cause for grief and mourning. When deaths from a particular cause are 100,000, the grief is exponentially greater. The coronavirus has now taken the lives of more than 100,000 Americans. Of course, there is legitimate question as to the precise accuracy of the death count because those dying with the Wuhan virus and those dying from it are not always distinguished.
An introduction to the GOP candidates for statewide offices as primary day approaches | Charlie Gerow
Mark Singel and I don’t agree about many things politically. But there’s one issue on which we do: Pennsylvania should move up its presidential primary election to provide our commonwealth much more political (and economic) value. Ordinarily our presidential primary is held in April, a few weeks earlier than the May primaries of other years. But that’s political light years behind the first primaries and caucuses and “Super Tuesday” that largely determine the nominees of both parties.
Ending lockdowns is a decision for the people, not just the experts
As we begin our third month of widespread closures, stay-at-home orders and social distancing, public officials are struggling to decide when and how to reopen the country. In making those decisions, policymakers will be guided — as they should be — by the scientific knowledge that we have about the coronavirus.
China should bear a lot of the blame in the coronavirus’ spread throughout the world | Charlie Gerow
Let’s face the obvious facts first. The Chinese Communist Party lies. They cheat. They steal. The Chinese communist government is one of the most repressive and brutal in the history of the world. Chairman Mao, the father of the Chinese Communist Party and still their patron saint, was the biggest mass murderer in history. The savagery he unleashed on his own people resulted in more than 65 million deaths, far surpassing what Joe Stalin or Adolph Hitler did.
Opinion: Many don't think you need to shut down everything to stop the coronavirus
Charlie Gerow, pennlive.com (TNS) Tuesday May 12, 2020 at 12:09 PM Millions of hard-working Americans want to get back to work. Instead of being praised for their industriousness and desire to take care of their families, they face criticism and snide remarks for daring to question the authority of the government or the wisdom of the "experts" who've compelled them to stay locked in their homes.
Many don’t think you need to shut down everything to stop the coronavirus | Charlie Gerow
Millions of hard-working Americans want to get back to work. Instead of being praised for their industriousness and desire to take care of their families, they face criticism and snide remarks for daring to question the authority of the government or the wisdom of the “experts” who’ve compelled them to stay locked in their homes. Media reports have too often portrayed these folks in a negative light, even at the expense of accuracy.
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As Trump pulls back from virus, Congress races to fill void As Trump pulls back from virus, Congress races to fill void “This is going to be on us,” said Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., a former Navy helicopter pilot in her first term in Congress.
The best is yet to come from President Trump | Charlie Gerow
Thank God, we’re about to emerge from our personal lockdowns and business shutdowns. We all want to get the nation back to work and our society back to normal. As we do, the 2020 presidential campaign will inevitably begin to again take our attention. While the nation’s eyes have turned towards fighting the Wuhan flu pandemic, the presidential campaign has seen largely dormant.
Why Trump Has the 2020 Edge as U.S. Begins Its Comeback
Why Trump Has the 2020 Edge as U.S. Begins Its Comeback The question becomes whether we pursue Trump's policies of economic growth or turn towards the Democrats' big government, massive spending model. Read Full Article »
As the "comeback kid," Trump will win over persuadable voters – HotAir
Second, empathy. President Trump’s performance hasn’t been perfect. But few voters beyond the Trump-haters, whose minds were made up long ago, are looking for perfection. Most swing voters, the truly undecided or yet-persuadable voters are much more empathetic to the nation’s leader and the impossible job he’s been handed. They marvel at his energy and resilience. While the Oval Office has taken an obvious physical toll on previous occupants, it’s difficult to see it in Trump’s face.
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