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Rich Wilkins

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42. Career in political campaigns. (Philly) sports fan. Amputee. Moravian alum. Built by Easton, PA.

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 13d

Ballot requests in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley suggest trouble for 2025 Democrats.

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What Ballot Requests Tell Us About the 2025 Elections in Northampton and Lehigh Counties

It’s October. We now know enough about the current state of affairs to take a guess at what this year’s elections will look like. There are reasons to believe this year’s municipa…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 13h

A fundraising surprise in #PA7?

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Union Buster Crosswell Crushed Crooksy?

I haven’t seen any full reports yet, but apparently we’re in for a bit of a surprise. Bob “Crooksy” Brooks definitely didn’t “rake in the cash,” only so fa…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 1d

Union busting Republican Crosswell and his bros crush non-union beers at RNC South. #PA7

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Crosswell and the Bros out Crushing Coors at RNC South

Ryan Crosswell’s manager says he’s feeling the love in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, but every other metric says otherwise. No elected in the district backs him. No u…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 1d

ANTIFA and the RICO Cases Coming Ahead for Soros and Others.

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ANTIFA and the RICO Cases Coming for Soros and Others

James Comey is an ass, I really don’t care what happens to him. Letitia James has her ups (fighting Trump, the nursing home report against Cuomo) and downs (her report not one prosecutor in t…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 1d

This week's "alpha dog" of the week is Vanity Fair's new West Coast editor. 🤡

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Alpha Dog of the Week, 10/11

I have no idea why literally anyone reads Vanity Fair right now, but meet West Coast Editor Olivia Nuzzi. Nuzzi once upon a time wrote about New Jersey politics, I think, but then she became a big …

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 1d

A new, anonymous web poll drops in #PA7.

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Congressional Poll Drops in PA-7- Crooksy Excluded

Live look at the state of the PA-7 race. I got chosen for a web poll- whoever did that should be fired. They asked how I felt about every Democratic candidate but Crooksy, and I only gave two of th…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 1d

This week's @mlb.com rankings. #MLB

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MLB Power Rankings, 10/13

And then there were four. That’s it, four teams are left. One LCS already played a game. There’s really only four teams to rank, though this will be the final ranking for teams #5-8. A …

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 1d

I'm with Governor Mills, not the Bernie Bro from Blackwater.

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Good for Janet Mills, I Hope She Wins

Janet Mills is the Governor of Maine. She has won twice for her office, both times by a lot. She will also be 78 years old next year. There is zero sign that she has mentally slowed at all, but she…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 2d

For those of you already looking forward to the #Phillies "next year."

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Ring That Bell- The Long Off-Season Ahead, Part 1

For the fourth straight year, the Philadelphia Phillies reached the Postseason. For the fourth straight year the Phillies did not win the World Series. For the second straight year the Phillies won…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 5d

Why Trump got his ceasefire deal done.

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Why Trump Was Able to Get His Ceasefire in Gaza

Jimmy Carter made history with a deal between Egypt and Israel, but still couldn’t forge a lasting peace in the region. Bill Clinton got peace accords signed between the Palestinian Authority…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 5d

I really love "Wanted Wednesdays" with the Phillipsburg Police Department.

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Wanted Wednesdays with the Phillipsburg Police

Without a doubt my favorite thing on Facebook yesterday.

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 5d

This week's @nflbluesky.bsky.social power rankings. #NFL

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NFL Power Rankings, 10/8

And then, thanks to some interesting officiating, and a few collapses, there were none. No one is undefeated anymore in the NFL. Because of that, there won’t be as much movement as one might …

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 6d

Why do we run bad candidates?

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The Dumbest Campaign Interview Ever, and Generally Bad Democratic Candidates Right Now

I was never a fan of Katie Porter and her white board. Or her reading a book during the State of the Union. I was never impressed when she just yelled at witnesses during House Oversight Committee …

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 7d

Last week I named this right-wing weirdo my alpha dog of the week.

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Alpha Dog of the Week, 9/27

Meet Scott Presler, aka the persistence. He takes a lot of credit for Trump winning a couple of elections. This guy has been hanging out in York County and Berks County. Don’t be afraid thoug…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 7d

As money runs out, local leaders need to not pretend there is such thing as "magic money."

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There is no Magic Money, Which is Why Leaders Have to Make Tough Choices

The federal government is shut down. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has no budget or appropriations bill. These are just words on a page to most people, because most people don’t eat, sleep…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 7d

We made our warriors listen to a lecture from a drunk TV personality and a fat beta cuck on discipline and not getting fat.

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Our Warriors Listened to a Lecture from a TV Personality and a Fat Beta Cuck

I’d be remiss if I didn’t comment on Secretary of Defense (not war, piss off) Pete Hegseth lecturing a bunch of Generals and Admirals this week in Washington. The inebriated drunk Fox N…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 7d

The PA House was on it's best behavior last week.

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Did Ann Flood Really Yell “Shut the **** Up” on the House Floor This Week?

First off, let me just respond to my own headline- I hope so. Really, as a fellow Moravian alum, I hope Rep. Flood abandoned all decorum. Why do I care? Apparently back in the old days, Murtha, Kan…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 7d

This week's alpha dog of the week, my clown Senator, John Fetterman.

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Alpha Dog of the Week, 10/4

Meet Shrek. I mean, Senator John Fetterman. Once upon a time, he was a Democratic Socialist. Then he ran for Senate, and we got this. Most recently he’s been telling us how he won’t def…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 7d

The #Phillies are one loss from what should be an inevitable breakup. #RingTheBell

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The Phillies are one Loss from What Should be an Inevitable Breakup

I tend to value experiences more than I used to. I actually have felt this way for several years, as I was arriving at the dawn of my fifth decade, but that’s more true than ever after going …

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 7d

Are the PA Dems running a crooked candidate's operation? #PA7

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Are the PA Dems Essentially Running Crooksy’s Operation?

Street word is that Bob “Crooksy” Brooks is going to fall well short of the $400k the DCCC and his campaign were putting out there. Now it sounds like $300k. That’s a very good fi…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 7d

This week's @mlb.com rankings. #MLB

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MLB Power Rankings, 10/6

A week ago I wrote up my rankings with 12 teams alive. Today, four of them are eliminated. Another is down 2-0. Two others are down 1-0. As I write this, the rankings are tremendously shook up by t…

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 8d

Democrats should run people and a platform that people like.
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The Democrats Brand Problem, Made Simple

With the brief exception of right before the election, Donald Trump has been historically unpopular for ten years now. Most Presidents have a period of time in which they are very popular with the …

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 8d

Lehigh County GOP Executive nominee Roger Maclean is a grifter and a disgrace.

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Roger Maclean- Disgrace

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 8d

In Judicial retention elections, sometimes the hard part is getting noticed.

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Sometimes the Hardest Part is Getting Noticed

There will be millions of dollars spent on Pennsylvania’s judiciary this year. Millions will be spent on the Supreme Court’s retention race, where simply vote yes or no on each of the t…

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13d

Rafael Cruz: “I have a bill that will identify and deport Cubans who slipped into the U.S. via Canada.”

Aide whispers: “Senator Cruz, that’s from your bio.”

Rafael: “How about we all come together and say, ‘Let’s stop attacking pedophiles!’”

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Rich Wilkins @richwilkinspa.bsky.social · 13d

No, I'm not going to debate facts with the pseudo-Dems in #PA7.

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Why I’m Not Going to Give Crooksy or Crosswell an Audience to Answer my Attacks

From the horse’s mouth. I was invited to tonight’s Lehigh Valley 4 All meeting to ask Bob “Crooksy” Brooks questions about the things I’ve written about him. I’m…

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