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Forbes
29-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
What Pennsylvania Teaches Us About Bipartisanship
Screenshot - Pennsylvania Climate Change - 'My district itself is 40% Democrat, 40% Republican, and 20% independent. So I'm a good kind of little Petri dish case study of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the country at large,' Pennsylvania Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan told me in an exclusive interview on Electric Ladies Podcast. With all walks of life – urban, suburban, rural, Democrats, Republicans, independents, Pennsylvania is the ultimate swing state and could teach us about how to move forward on a bipartisan basis. They voted for Donald Trump in 2016, for Joe Biden in 2020, and then back to Donald Trump by less than 1% in 2024. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA 06). ca. 14 November 2018. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group ... More via Getty Images) Houlahan represents Pennsylvania's sixth district as a Democrat, bringing her experiences as an Air Force veteran, an educator who worked with Teach for America and taught 11th grade science in Philadelphia, and an entrepreneur. She also comes from an immigrant background, with her grandparents and parents as Holocaust survivors, and from a military family (her father and grandfather served in the Navy). She's also one of only a couple of dozen Members of Congress with a STEM background – in science, technology, engineering and math – which concerns her since nearly every issue intersects with STEM today. She earned her engineering degree at Stanford (with an ROTC scholarship) and her Master of Science degree in Technology and policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). That's why she founded and Co-chairs the Women in STEM Caucus too, which she told me is bipartisan. She's also Co-Chair of the 60-member Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus. Pennsylvanians reflect bipartisan support for clean energy and the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Act. The majority supports increasing clean energy in the state, 76% overall, including 84% of independents and 59% of Republicans, according to research by the Global Strategy Group. 'I just believe that we're fundamentally a very pragmatic people who really think hard, are well educated, in different ways, to understand the complexity of all problems that we have,' including energy, 'and we can find solutions that are pragmatic as well,' Houlahan insisted. Graphic on support for energy in Pennsylvania, Global Strategy Group research - 2025 'Our planet is under attack and we do have an energy crisis and we do need to move towards renewable and sustainable energies more rapidly than we are. And I think the people of our community, my community, recognize that.' Despite the report's finding that 'Overwhelming majorities of voters support significantly increasing the use of clean energy in Pennsylvania,' in 2024, Pennsylvanians voted for Donald Trump and a Republican Senator both of whom are against those programs, while also voting for Houlahan and other Democrats, who do support those programs. So, how do you reach bipartisanship on climate and clean energy issues? Here are issues Houlahan said she focuses on to do so: Pennsylvania is slated to receive over $16.7 billion in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), with the majority earmarked for desperately needed repairs and upgrades to roadways, bridges, water systems, public transit, and airports, according to the US Department of Transportation. It's all at risk in the GOP-led bill. American Society of Civil Engineers, Pennsylvania infrastructure report card 2025 Sherri Goodman book - Threat Multiplier, Island Press 2024 Sherri Goodman, former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Environmental Security, coining the phrase 'threat multiplier,' to describe climate decades ago, because it exacerbates all other security threats. She explained it in her new book, 'Threat Multiplier: climate change, military leadership and global security.'
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Democratic Socialist NYC Councilwoman Tiffany Caban hosting fundraiser for Justin Brannan in comptroller's race
Comptroller candidate Justin Brannan is holding a campaign fundraiser Saturday with far-left anti-Israel Democratic Socialist Councilwoman Tiffany Caban — while rival Mark Levine released a poll claiming he's on track to easily win the primary election. Caban, one of the leaders of the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, has been a frequent critic of the Jewish nation as she's spoken out in support of Palestinians in Gaza. She declared last year during a Pride Month celebration that 'queer liberation means 'Free Palestine!''. The Queens representative shared photos on social media throughout the month with posters reading 'Queer as in Free Palestine' and 'No pride in genocide.' Caban also visited the controversial protests at the 'Gaza Solidarity' anti-Israel encampment at Columbia University last April — part of ongoing demonstrations at the Ivy League, which later snowballed into a takeover of a school building, vandalism and violence. Caban is co-hosting the event with fellow Assemblywoman Claire Valdez, another DSA-backed pol. The 'meet and greet' invitation in Sunnyside cites Brannan's support from the left-leaning Working Families Party and refers to him as the 'Working People's Bulldog.' Brannan's campaign also received two donations totalling $500 from Linda Sarsour, a longtime advocate of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel — which she has referred to as an 'apartheid' state. Sarsour is also campaigning for mayoral candidate and state Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, another supporter of the BDS movement against Israel. Meanwhile, Levine, the Manhattan borough president, claims he's on track to trounce Councilman Brannan in the Democratic primary for comptroller, according to an internal campaign poll obtained by The Post. Levine leads Brannan 33% to 14%, with 6% going to third candidate, Brooklyn state Sen. Kevin Parker, — though many who were polled are still undecided or unfamiliar with the candidates, according to the survey conducted by the Global Strategy Group for his campaign. Levine's lead over Brannan expands to 40% to 18% when Parker voters are asked to choose between the two, the survey claims. The primary will be held June 24, preceded by early voting from June 14-22. 'Levine's multi-racial and cross-borough coalition makes him the best positioned candidate in the race. Before any paid communications, Levine captures majorities of Bronx and Manhattan voters, though he leads across boroughs,' the poll analysis said. 'He is already nearing the 50% mark among Hispanic voters, Jewish voters, and seniors,' claims the poll conducted by the Global Strategy Group. Brannan's campaign, however, dismissed Levine's poll as nonsense. 'We've got our own polling that shows Justin leading 42-28 once voters are informed about the race,' said Brannan campaign spokesman Jon Paul Lupo. 'Most candidates confident in a big lead in their polls don't spend time pitching negative stories about small donors and house party hosts, especially not people they've previously praised. We are proud of and confident in Justin's diverse coalition and path to victory.' Levine had defended Caban on social media in 2022 when she faced criticism from the right, and praised Sarsour in 2014 as seeing 'the humanity of people on both sides of the [Israel-Palestinian] conflict.' Caban declined to comment, but she previously defended her support for the pro-Gaza encampment at Columbia. 'We believe in freedom, safety and equal rights for all Palestinians and Israelis, and we celebrate the students fighting for those aims, undaunted in the face of hostile university administrators and armed police battalions,' she said in a co-signed statement with Council members Shana Hanif, Sandy Alexa Aviles. Current Comptroller Brad Lander is running for mayor instead of seeking re-election as comptroller, triggering a race on who will replace him. Lander defeated former Council Speaker Corey Johnson in the Democratic primary for comptroller in 2021.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Poll: Illinois voters find Trump, Musk ‘incredibly unpopular'
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — According to a new poll, both President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are unpopular with Illinois voters. The , conducted by Global Strategy Group, found 56% of Illinois voters found both Trump and Musk 'unfavorable.' Voters polled said over a dozen actions undertaken by the Trump administration in recent months were seen as 'concerning,' with an initiative to lower the cost of prescription drugs, eliminating government programs, eliminating members of the aviation safety board, and pardoning all January 5th Capitol rioters seen as 'very concerning.' 'No one elected Elon Musk, yet he's running roughshod over government services Illinoisans rely on to survive,' said Gov. JB Pritzker's Senior Political Advisor Mike Ollen. 'While the richest man in the world plays president, working families are losing access to lifesaving healthcare, prescription drugs, and childcare. It is no surprise Illinoisans are sending Trump and Musk a clear message that their agenda of dismantling healthcare, pardoning January 6th criminals, and raising taxes on the middle class is making their lives worse.' The Governor's Office sees the poll results as confirmation of a statement Pritzker gave last week, when he said, 'The majority of Illinoisans don't support President Trump, and don't support these policies. And, importantly, I've expressed what I think is the danger the residents of our state face as the result of the policies that he's putting in place.' Nationwide, according to YouGov, since Trump took office on Jan. 20, his approval rating is nearly 53% higher than at any time during his first term. 'You can look at one poll and say, 'Oh gee, he's popular in some places in the country,'' Pritzker said. 'Frankly I look at what's happening to working-class families as a result of his policies and I'm speaking out against that.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
