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A handful of states are recognized as must wins for candidates in the 2020 presidential election. ​ And Pennsylvania tops the list. ​ Battleground PA - a new PennLive podcast - will offer of-the-minute analyses of the changing political climate across the state in the run up to November 2020. ​ The…

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    What went right for the Republican Party in the 2024 election

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 34:31


    In the final episode of Battleground PA for the 2024 election season, PennLive's Joyce Davis and Republican pundit Jeffrey Lord speak with former Pa. House Republican leader Rep. Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) and his successor, Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford) about where the Republican party stands after the re-election of former President Donald Trump and what's in its future.

    What went wrong for the Democrat Party in the 2024 election

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 31:55


    PennLive's Joyce Davis talks with Rogette Harris, chair of the Dauphin County Democrats, and Christopher Kowerdovich with the PA Democratic Party over the devastating effects of the election on the party, what went wrong, and how to move forward.

    Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 34:30


    PennLive's Joyce Davis, Republican analyst Jeffrey Lord, and Pennsylvania Capital-Star's John Cole discuss former President Donald Trump winning the 2024 presidental election, as well as the yet-to-be called races such as the U.S. Senate race between Dem. Bob Casey and Rep. Dave McCormick. They also discuss the ramifications for the Democratic Party in Pennsylvania.

    Interview with Allegheny College's Andrew Bloeser

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 35:34


    PennLive's Joyce Davis, along with Republican pundit Jeffrey Lord, speak with Andrew Bloeser, a professor at Allegheny College and the director of the Center for Political Participation at the college. 

    Interview with members of the Council on Foreign Relations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 29:45


    PennLive's Joyce Davis speaks with representatives of the Council on Foreign Relations about the impact of international events in the 2024 elections.

    [Re-release] Claudine Schneider, former GOP member of Congress, on supporting Kamala Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 36:05


    PennLive's Joyce Davis is in Prague this week, so we are re-releasing a discussion with her and Republican pundit Jeffrey Lord with former U.S. Rep. Claudine Schneider, part of Former Republican Members of Congress for Harris, to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris' decision to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 campaign. Schneider was a Republican from Rhode Island in Congress from 1981 to 1991.  Editor's note: Due to storms, Davis lost connection toward the end of the episode.

    Interview with former Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 30:28


    PennLive's Joyce Davis and Republican pundit Jeffrey Lord speak with former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, who is working with a nonpartisan coalition to educate and demystify the election progress. Pennsylvanians.

    Interview with author Sarah Towle on immigration issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 33:41


    PennLive's Joyce Davis speaks with Sarah Towle, author of “Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands," about immigration issues in the 2024 election.

    Interview with Marian Schneider of ACLU Pennsylvania

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 25:39


    PennLive's Joyce Davis speaks with Marian Schneider of ACLU Pennsylvania about mail-in voting in the Commonwealth leading up to the 2024 election.

    Interview with former Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Mark Singel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 28:05


    PennLive's Joyce Davis speaks with Mark Singel, who served as lieutenant governor from 1987 to 1995, stepping in for nearly six months in 1993 as acting governor when Gov. Bob Casey was unable to serve. Singel and Davis discuss the historic times we are living through, including a second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.

    Reflecting on the historic debate between Trump and Harris in Philadelphia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 29:29


    PennLive's Joyce Davis, Republican pundit Jeffrey Lord and high school journalist Aarushi Dedhiya speak about Tuesday's historic debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris — what went right, what went wrong and whether any of it will make a difference to voters. Dedhiya also speaks about her experience covering the debate, where she got access to the spin room.

    Interview with Berwood Yost from Franklin & Marshall College

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 34:15


    PennLive's Joyce Davis, along with Republican pundit Jeffrey Lord, speak with Berwood Yost, director of the Center for Opinion Research and the director of the Floyd Institute for Public Policy at Franklin & Marshall College, about the college's recent poll on the 2024 elections.

    Interview with Deborah Rose Hinchey from All Voting is Local, on helping everyone to vote

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 30:57


    PennLive's Joyce Davis and Republican pundit Jeffrey Lord are joined by Mark Singel, former Lt. Gov. of Pennsylvania in an interview with Deborah Hinchey, of All Voting is Local. The group discusses Deborah's organization's work to encourage voter confidence in mail-in voting and in election security.

    Interview with Admiral Joe Sestak about the DNC and concerns over Project 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 41:29


    PennLive's Joyce Davis, along with Republican pundit Jeffrey Lord and Pennsylvania Capital-Star reporter John Cole speak with Admiral Joe Sestak about the latest in the Democratic National Convention and Democratic concerns over Project 2025.

    Interview with Brian Phillips about how Project 2025 affects Pa.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 28:23


    PennLive's Joyce Davis and Republican pundit Jeffrey Lord speak with Brian Phillips of the Texas Public Policy Foundation about what Pennsylvania voters should know about Project 2025. 

    Interview with Claudine Schneider, former GOP member of Congress who supports Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 34:42


    PennLive's Joyce Davis and Republican pundit Jeffrey Lord interview former U.S. Rep. Claudine Schneider, part of Former Republican Members of Congress for Harris, to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris' decision to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 campaign. Schneider as a Republican from Rhode Island in Congress from 1981 to 1991.  Editor's note: Due to storms, Joyce Davis lost connection toward the end of the episode.

    Interview with author Will Cooper of "How America Works ... And Why It Doesn't"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 32:20


    PennLive's Joyce Davis and Republican analyst Jeffrey Lord meet with Will Cooper, author of "How America Works ... And Why It Doesn't" about his book, why he wrote it, and what he sees as the best way to right the U.S. political system.

    What the changes in the presidential race could mean for Pennsylvania

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 28:18


    PennLive's Joyce Davis and Pennsylvania Capital-Star's John Cole speaks with Pa. House Speaker Joanna McClinton about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden stepping down from the 2024 race, Kamala Harris's rapid rise to become the apparent Democratic nominee for president, and the chances that Pennsylvania could get its first Black governor. 

    Discussing the aftermath of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 27:44


    PennLive's Joyce Davis speaks with summer interns with the World Affairs Council about the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, how it could have changed Trump personally, and their thoughts on President Joe Biden remaining in the 2024 race.

    Interview with Commonwealth Foundation's Nathan Benefield

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 34:34


    PennLive's Joyce Davis and John Cole of the Pennsylvania Capital-Star are joined by Nathan Benefield, senior vice president at the Commonwealth Foundation, a prominent conservative think tank in the state to discuss Benefield's perspective on the 2024 election.

    Discussing the Supreme Court decisions and debate aftermaths

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 37:20


    PennLive's Joyce Davis and Republican analyst Jeffrey Lord are joined by J.J. Abbott, executive director of Commonwealth Communications, Pennsylvania's progressive communications and digital hub. They talk about the recent slate of Supreme Court decisions, as well as President Joe Biden's performance in his first debate against former President Donald Trump.

    Previewing the first presidential debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 29:55


    PennLive's Joyce Davis, Republican analyst Jeffrey Lord and Democrat analyst Rogette Harris preview the presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

    Interview with Pa. Rep. Jordan A. Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 38:34


    PennLive's Joyce Davis, Republican analyst Jeffrey Lord and Democrat analyst Rogette Harris are joined by Pa. House Rep. Jordan Harris, who represents Philadelphia County in the 186th District and is the Democratic Appropriations chairman. Our panel asks Harris about what he sees as the top issues impacting voters in the 2024 elections – locally and nationally. 

    Interview with Pat Dennis, president of American Bridge 21st Century

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 36:27


    PennLive's Joyce Davis, Republican analyst Jeffrey Lord and Democrat analyst Rogette Harris are joined by Pat Dennis, president of American Bridge 21st Century, to discuss strategy for winning voters in Pennsylvania. American Bridge 21st Century is one of President Joe Biden's preferred SuperPACs during his re-election campaign. 

    Trump's campaign opens first Pa. office days after his conviction; Hunter Biden's trial begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 34:45


    PennLive's Joyce Davis is joined by John Cole of the Pennsylvania Capital-Star and Democrat pundit Rogette Harris to discuss the fallout of former President Donald Trump's conviction on 34 charges on the campaign. They also discuss Trump opening his first Pennsylvania office of the 2024 campaign in Philadelphia, Hunter Biden heads to trial.

    The jury gets the case in former President Donald Trump's trial

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 27:42


    PennLive's Joyce Davis is joined by Democrat pundit Rogette Harris and Republican pundit Jeffrey Lord to discuss the current state of the economy, the progress of former President Donald Trump's trial as the jury gets the case, the age discussion surrounding the election and more.

    How ongoing conflict in Middle East could affect election in Pa., and where does the union vote fall?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 30:54


    Battleground PA host Joyce Davis is joined by Jeffrey Lord and John Cole to discuss ongoing issues in the Middle East and what effect that could have on the upcoming election in Pa. Also, where does the union vote currently fall in the Keystone State?

    Interview with Next Gen PA's Sam Pimental

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 37:31


    PennLive's Joyce Davis, Democrat Rogette Harris and Republican Jeffrey Lord are joined by Sam Pimental, host of the Next Gen PA podcast. The trio talk with Sam, a senior at Cumberland Valley High School, about the generational divide in politics.

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    Trump trial, the war in Gaza, and the Pa. Auditor General's race

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 35:44


    PennLive's Joyce Davis is joined by Democrat Rogette Harris and Republican Jeffrey Lord as they talk about former President Donald Trump's trial, the war in Gaza affecting domestic issues with demonstrations continuing, the Pennsylvania Auditor General's race and more.

    A new student loan debt forgiveness plan from President Biden: Will it get passed?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 31:31


    PennLive's Joyce Davis is joined by Jeffrey Lord and guest John Cole to discuss the latest on the upcoming elections.

    How can international issues affect the election in the U.S.?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 28:37


    PennLive's Joyce Davis is joined by Rogette Harris and Jeffrey Lord to discuss the latest on the upcoming elections.

    The top issues currently in the 2024 election cycle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 32:24


    PennLive's Joyce Davis is joined by Democrat Rogette Harris and Republican Jeffrey Lord to explore the current issues in the 2024 election cycle just weeks before Pennsylvania's primary.

    Mail-in voting and where the Republican party stands now

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 30:47


    PennLive's Joyce Davis is joined by Republican pundit Jeffrey Lord and Pennsylvania Capital-Star Reporter John Cole to discuss the state of the Republican party currently, including after the Ohio primary, the debate over mail-in voting in Pennsylvania, and more.

    State of the Union and RNC shakeup

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 33:57


    PennLive's Joyce Davis is joined by Republican pundit Jeffrey Lord, along with Pennsylvania Capital-Star reporter John Cole to discuss President Joe Biden's impact after his State of the Union address, the Republican party shakeup with members of former President Donald Trump's family now in charge of the RNC and more.

    Super Tuesday March Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 28:25


    PennLive's Joyce Davis, along with Democrat Rogette Harris and Republican Jeffrey Lord, discuss the Supreme Court decision to let Donald Trump remain on the 2024 ballot in several states, the aftermath of Super Tuesday for Nikki Haley and her supporters and more.

    Nikki Haley takes 40 percent and what Michigan could mean

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 29:26


    PennLive's Joyce Davis, along with Jeffrey Lord and Rogette Harris, discuss the South Carolina primary results, what Michigan could mean for the candidates, and Pennsylvania's Secretary of State expressing concern over the shortage of election administrators, along with threats to his family.

    Golden sneakers, legal woes, and a growing war chest

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 27:40


    PennLive's Joyce Davis, along with Jeffrey Lord and Rogette Harris, discuss the latest in former President Donald Trump's legal woes, as well as the debut of his $399 golden sneakers; the future of Nikki Haley as she goes into the North Carolina primary and the status of aid to Ukraine and Israel, as well as the U.S. vetoing the ceasefire resolution in Gaza.

    Former President Donald Trump comes to Harrisburg

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 30:00


    PennLive's Joyce Davis is joined by Rogette Harris and Jeffrey Lord to discuss former President Donald Trump's visit to Harrisburg to speak at the NRA Presidential Forum - including Lord visiting with Trump - the age issue facing both Trump and Biden, how events in Palestine are effecting the election, the Pennsylvania budget and more.

    The staying power of Nikki Haley

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 28:43


    PennLive's Joyce Davis is joined by Rogette Harris and Jeffrey Lord to discuss Nikki Haley's determination to remain in the primary race, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's 2024-25 budget address and more.

    No one can predict what the 2024 election will bring

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 28:17


    Don't get too comfortable thinking 2024 will be the ever so dull and predictable rematch between reigning President Joe Biden and the man he defeated in 2020, former President Donald J. Trump. That's the very clear message from political analysts Jeffrey Lord and John Cole, a reporter for PA Capital Star, on this week's Battleground PA podcast, hosted by PennLive's Joyce Davis.

    Looking at the New Hampshire primary results

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 28:21


    Joyce Davis, Rogette Harris and Jeffrey Lord break down what the New Hampshire primary meant for Nikki Haley, the write-in campaign for President Joe Biden, Tim Scott's endorsement of former President Donald Trump and Trump's upcoming visit to Harrisburg.

    Welcome back to the Pennsylvania battleground

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 27:35


    Battleground PA is back for the 2024 elections. PennLive Outreach & Opinion Editor Joyce M. Davis returns with Rogette Harris, chairwoman of the Dauphin County Democrats, and Republican Jeffrey Lord, who frequently appears on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News. This week, they discuss why Pennsylvania is so important again in 2024, and how the Iowa caucus affects things to come.

    Introducing Battleground PA, a 2024 election podcast from PennLive

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 0:48


    Battleground PA is a PennLive podcast discussing the issues that matter to Pennsylvanians, documenting the events in the Keystone state and beyond that could shape how you vote in the 2024 elections.

    The Electoral College has voted

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 52:15


    Joyce Davis and her political pundits take on the results of the Electoral College votes as well as the accompanying protests and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    It's all about the lawsuits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 57:22


    News is breaking daily this week about the GOP lawsuits and court denials. Joyce Davis is here to cover it all with her political pundits and a special guest, John Cole. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    The President will not concede

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 58:00


    The President’s reluctance to concede, the continual legal battle and the issue of pardons are key points on this week's Battleground PA podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Pennsylvania has certified Joe Biden as president-elect

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 46:30


    Three weeks after Election Day, we finally have a winner. Joe Biden has officially been certified as president-elect. Joyce Davis and her political pundits go over the breaking news of the week as well as the possible changes that come with it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Two weeks later, still no official winner.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 54:28


    It's been two weeks since Election Day, and yet we still don't have an official winner, although some have declared victory. Joyce Davis and her political pundits go over the latest. vote tallies, as well as Giuliani's repeat statement of ‘widespread nationwide voter fraud’ claim at hearing on Trump challenge to Pa. vote. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Biden lead over Trump grows as counting drags on over a week later in PA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 59:25


    It's been over a week since Election Day! Counting continues while coronavirus cases surge higher each day. Join Joyce Davis and her political pundits to cover these topics and more on this week's Battleground PA podcast! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    It's finally here: Election day

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 53:59


    The votes are counting and it might be daysbefore we know the results, but there his definitely a lot to talk to about in this week's Battleground PA with Joyce Davis and her political pundits. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    6 more days until Election Day!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 32:44


    Less than a week to go and things keep ramping up! Join Joyce Davis and her pundits to discuss everything from the Philly riots, to Amy Coney Barrett and the coronavirus pandemic on this week's Battleground PA podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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