ELECTION 24 PREVIEW
QUESTIONS
PRESIDENT
KAMALA HARRIS: Can America elect a woman President of mixed ethnic
backgrounds who succeeds a consequential President who didn’t get enough credit
for his accomplishments?
Will she
join the ranks of only two Vice Presidents (Van Buren and Bush 41) who ascended
to the office immediately after their predecessors?
DONALD TRUMP: Will the voters accept his behavior
in a trade off for what they remember as a good economy and chaotic government?
Will he
join only Grover Cleveland the 222nd and 24th President) as
the only other person who won the White House back after losing it in the
previous cycle?
SENATOR
BOB CASEY: Will Casey, the only three term Senator in the state’s
history survive the onslaught of corporate money going against him?
Can the
Casey campaign withstand the people who believe that there should be term
limits and legislative longevity is not in their own interests?
DAVE
MCCORMICK: Can
McCormick gain the confidence of those voters who feel they should have a
representative living in the state?
Will
McCormick offset the strong women’s vote regarding his stance on Women’s
reproductive rights?
CONGRESS 8th DISTRICT
MATT CARTWRIGHT: Can Matt Cartwright withstand the avalanche of political ads
against him? Cartwright has had 6 terms, and this can be his toughest race,
Will
votes in the 8th trade in Cartwright who is the third ranking member
on the Appropriations committee with substantial clout that he has used to help
the district for a rookie?
ROB BRESNAHAN: Can Bresnahan break the streak of wins by the incumbent who was voted
as one of the top bipartisan members of Congress?
If
elected, will Bresnahan be for the interests of the district or will he fall in
line with the MAGA speaker Mike Johnson?
CONGRESS 9th DISTRICT
AMANDA WALDMAN: Will Waldman be able to break the hold the Republicans have
on this red district?
Can the
voters in this district realize that the incumbent even with a Republican House
has virtually done nothing to help the district?
DAN MEUSER: Will Meuser’s legislation Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies
Act resonate with voters in this red district?
Will his
voters realize that he voted against in the infrastructure bill that included
improvements in the internet for these areas?
AUDITOR GENERAL
MALCOLM KENYATTA: Will Kenyatta, a former Legislator and Senate candidate get
enough support in the Philadelphia area to overcome the strong hold the GOP has
on the rural areas of the state?
Will
voters hold it against Kenyata that he is not only running for this office but
also for his state representative seat?
TIM DEFOOR Can Tim who has had a low profile have the individual power of
personality to prevail against the younger generation of Kenyata?
Will
DeFoor be able to take advantage of the new registration numbers of
Independents to add to his GOP base?
TREASURER
ERIN McCLELLAND: Can she overcome the name recognition and veteran’s status of
her opponent?
Will she
be able to overcome the snub of her by Governor Josh Shapiro as well as the
endorsements of some unions by unions like LiUNA?
STACEY GERRITTY: Will voters give her another term as they did with past
officials like Barbara Hafer?
Can
Democratic and Independent voters value the bi partisan approach se took to her
job as State Treasurer?
ATTORNEY GENERAL
EUGENE DePASQUALE: Can the past Auditor General make the case that he can run
the Attorney General’s office even though he hasn’t been in court for years?
Will
DePASQUALE’S past run for Congress paint him as a perennial office seeker or a
true public servant?
DAVID SUNDAY: Can a District Attorney from the center of the state connect
with criminal issues in the state’s two largest Democratic cities in fighting
crime?
Will
Sunday’s early advertising in the summer give him more name recognition to
counter that of his opponent?
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
118TH
JIM HADDOCK: Will Jim Haddock be able to overcome the onslaught of
negative advertising from his out-of-town funded opponent?
Will
Haddock’s relationship with the Governor (who produced a great ad for him) as
well as his legislative successes give him an opportunity to become a multi
term rep in the mold of the late Tom Tigue and Transportation Secretary Mie
Carroll?
McCAYLA KATHIO: Can the young Kathio make inroads into the governmental
experience of her opponent in the ins of the voters?
Will
Kathio’s family reputation give her an edge in the Greater Pittston area that
is predominately Democratic?
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
119th
MEGAN KOCHER: Can Kocher a young Democratic contender meld the Democratic
collation with Independents to overtake her opponent?
Will the
number of women voters give her an extra push in this race along with the
substantial help of the Democratic state committee?
ALEC RYNCAVAGE: Will Ryncavage be able to deal with the migration of women
voters to a female candidate?
Ryncavage’s
targeted events while in office, such as the Senior Citizen’s Expo, will that
give him a leg up in this race for re-election?
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
120TH
FERN LEARED: Will her nonstop campaign since last fall pay off for this
energetic Democratic candidate that has attended virtually every event in the
district and will voters appreciate her work on at the national level for
health care concerning special needs situations?
Will the
lack of early financial support from the Democratic State party hurt her
efforts?
BRENDA PUGH: Can she overcome the tenacious and persistent campaign of her opponent?
While the
endorsement of multi term incumbent Aaron Kaufer helps her will the bitter primary
she had with Luzerne County Councilwoman Lee Ann McDermott offset that?
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
121rst
EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI: Will the voters of the 120th give Pashinski the
send off her so richly deserves after these last 18 years?
Will
Pashinski be hurt in any way by the out-of-town money thrown at him to fund his
opponent?
DINO DISLER: Will an unknown senior citizen funded by an out-of-town billionaire have
a chance in this district?
Can
Disler articulate how he can actually change things as a rookie member of the
Legislature?
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