In this July 28, 2016 file photo, Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
J. Scott Applewhite / The Associated Press
In this July 28, 2016 file photo, Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
J. Scott Applewhite / The Associated Press
From The Context, PA Post’s weekday email newsletter:
John Hickenlooper, a Main Line native and the former governor of Colorado, plans to run for president. Former Vice President Joe Biden, who was born in Scranton and moved to Delaware, is inching closer toward a run for president.
Meanwhile, Trip Gabriel of The New York Times looked at the odds of victory in Pennsylvania for a candidate who drifts too far to the left.
Philly.com columnist John Baer has also weighed in and described two camps. Baer puts Hickenlooper, Biden (if he runs) and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar in one, while “candidates pushing more leftist views” are in another.
Some people in Democratic circles appear skeptical of the left vs. moderate warnings. “I still don’t understand what data, history or trends actually support this narrative,” J.J. Abbott, press secretary for Gov. Tom Wolf, wrote on Twitter.
WHYY’s Aaron Moselle profiled one man who is benefiting from Pennsylvania’s General Assistance program. Some state lawmakers want to end the cash assistance program.
The York Daily Record’s Dylan Segelbaum took a deep dive into the tragic life and death of a 2-year-old boy. Dylan also looked at what warning signs were there for child welfare agencies and law enforcement before the boy’s death.
Gov. Tom Wolf has called for a review of Glen Mills Schools in Delaware County, following a Philadelphia Inquirer investigation that described decades of abuse at the reform school.
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