Battleground PA

Nov 20 2024 101 ep. 33 mins 8
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Battleground PA is a PennLive podcast discussing the issues that matter to Pennsylvanians and documenting the events in the Keystone state and beyond that could shape how you vote in the 2024 elections.

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What went right for the Republican Party in the 2024 election

Nov 20 2024 34 mins  
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

Nov 13 2024 31 mins  
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

Nov 06 2024 34 mins  
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

Oct 30 2024 35 mins  
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

Oct 23 2024 29 mins  
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

Oct 16 2024 36 mins  
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 R

Interview with former Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett

Oct 09 2024 30 mins  
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

Oct 02 2024 33 mins  
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

Sep 25 2024 25 mins  
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

Sep 18 2024 28 mins  
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.