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Battleground PA

PennLivewww.pennlive.com
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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Episodes

What went right for the Republican Party in the 2024 election

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.

Nov 21, 202435 min

What went wrong for the Democrat Party in the 2024 election

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.

Nov 14, 202432 min

Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election

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.

Nov 07, 202435 min

Interview with Allegheny College’s Andrew Bloeser

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.

Oct 31, 202436 min

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

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...

Oct 17, 202436 min

Interview with former Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett

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.

Oct 10, 202430 min

Interview with former Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Mark Singel

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.

Sep 19, 202428 min

Reflecting on the historic debate between Trump and Harris in Philadelphia

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.

Sep 12, 202429 min

Interview with Berwood Yost from Franklin & Marshall College

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.

Sep 05, 202434 min

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

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.

Aug 08, 202435 min

What the changes in the presidential race could mean for Pennsylvania

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.

Jul 24, 202428 min

Discussing the aftermath of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump

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.

Jul 18, 202428 min

Interview with Commonwealth Foundation's Nathan Benefield

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.

Jul 11, 202435 min

Discussing the Supreme Court decisions and debate aftermaths

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.

Jul 04, 202437 minSeason 2Ep. 22

Previewing the first presidential debate

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.

Jun 27, 202430 min

Interview with Pa. Rep. Jordan A. Harris

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.

Jun 20, 202439 minSeason 2Ep. 20

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

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.

Jun 13, 202436 minSeason 2Ep. 19

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

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.

Jun 06, 202435 minSeason 2Ep. 18

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

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.

May 29, 202428 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Interview with Next Gen PA's Sam Pimental

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.

May 16, 202438 minSeason 2Ep. 15

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

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.

May 09, 202436 minSeason 2Ep. 14
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