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Has a Clout item made you shake with laughter or rage (or both?) Shout 'em out while you can.
I’m writing my last Clout column this week. It’s been an incredible ride. And surprisingly difficult to summarize. There’s just so much. Please shout out any specific Clout items that really tickled or infuriated you over the years. Thanks.
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Former Philly Mayor John Street was on stage as Mayor Cherelle Parker was sworn in Tuesday, following a scuffle where his grandson, the son of PA Democratic Party chair Sharif Street, was arrested for allegedly punching a security guard at the door. #Clout inquirer.com/politics/clout/…
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Josh Shapiro put up plenty of wins in his rookie year as Pennsylvania’s governor. His fellow Democrats now look ready to deal him a very public loss. #Clout inquirer.com/politics/clout/… – at Philadelphia, PA
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Cherelle Parker, Bob Casey, Dave McCormick, and other Pa. politicians are headed to Manhattan. Here’s what to watch for. #Clout is on duty in Manhattan this weekend as the politicians party. inquirer.com/politics/clout/… via @phillyinquirer – at Philadelphia, PA
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Katayoun “Kat” Copeland, a career prosecutor and former Delaware County district attorney, is expected to declare her candidacy for Pennsylvania attorney general on Monday, #Clout has learned. inquirer.com/politics/clout/… via @phillyinquirer – at Philadelphia, PA
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The Republican Attorneys General Association backed York County District Attorney Dave Sunday Monday after a nasty fight recently with a would-be contender, State Sen. Craig Williams. #Clout inquirer.com/politics/clout/…
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#Clout wanted to know: What is Philly Mayor Jim Kenney's legacy? Who will be nominated for president? And who goes to prison first, Donald Trump or John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty? inquirer.com/politics/clout/…
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Call it Bob Brady’s final admonishment in the struggle between Philadelphia’s Democratic Party and the progressive Working Families Party, ahead of Tuesday’s election for City Council at-large seats. #Clout inquirer.com/politics/clout/…
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Progressives who are fighting to oust three Republican Delco judges were angry that text messages to voters featured DA Jack Stollsteimer. #Clout discovered Republicans were behind the messages. inquirer.com/politics/clout/…
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A lawyer for a Delaware County election voting machine supervisor told #Clout that attorney Jenna Ellis talked her way back into a Donald Trump/Rudy Giuliani slander lawsuit while pleading guilty to a felony in a Georgia case this week. inquirer.com/politics/clout/…
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Call this a good news-weird news week for Gov. Josh Shapiro. He was featured in national newspaper ads…. paid for by the Australian billionaire Donald Trump reportedly disclosed highly sensitive American submarine tech details to. inquirer.com/politics/clout/… via @phillyinquirer
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Philadelphia Register of Wills Tracey Gordon, who has just 11 more weeks left in that post, was hit with a fifth lawsuit from a former employee accusing her of firing him for refusing to help fund her failed campaign for a second term. inquirer.com/politics/clout/… via @phillyinquirer
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Tracey Gordon has less than three months left as Philadelphia’s Register of Wills. A bill to taxpayers for her alleged firing of four employees who refused to fund her reelection effort may soon come due as well. #Clout takes a look. inquirer.com/politics/clout/…
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The Republican Attorney Generals Association and State Rep. Craig Williams are trading punches about a meeting last week as he prepares to run for Pennsylvania attorney general next year. #Clout inquirer.com/politics/clout/…
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Philly Democratic chair Bob Brady keeps asking the question. If the Working Families Party wants voters to support its two candidates for Philadelphia City Council at-large, which Democrats get cut on the ballot? #Clout inquirer.com/politics/clout/…
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Philadelphia’s Democratic City Committee, as #Clout predicted last week, picked three lawyers Monday to fill three Common Pleas Court “magic seats” available on November’s ballot. This round of magic seats saw some vengeance extracted. inquirer.com/politics/clout/… via @phillyinquirer
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U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, a Republican, is drawing a Democratic primary crowd — including maybe a well-known television news anchor — as he attempts to win a seventh term. @JanelleWGAL said yesterday she is "stepping away from the news," as #Clout predicted. inquirer.com/politics/clout/…
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