Pennsylvania
Harris campaign touts thousands of new volunteers as both sides ramp up ground game in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA – The push for Pennsylvania is in full swing and won’t be coming to an end anytime soon. With just 82 days until Election Day, surrogates for the Harris-Walz campaign were in Brewerytown Thursday trying to keep the momentum going.
“We’ve got work to do. We’ve got to knock on doors. We’ve got to bring people out,” State Sen. Sharif Street said.
Democrats in the state are trying to capitalize on energy they say they’ve seen since Vice President Kamala Harris took over the top of the party’s ticket. The Harris campaign said in a media release on Thursday it’s seen more than 43,000 Pennsylvanians sign up to volunteer for the campaign since President Biden dropped out.
One of them is Joy Bobb of East Oak Lane, who said she signed up last week.
“Absolutely I feel more energized, yes,” Bobb said. “I just want to be one more voice to let people know that this is the most important election of our lifetime.”
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis told CBS News Philadelphia that the Harris campaign also has 36 field offices across the commonwealth.
But the Trump campaign is also putting down roots.
“We have over two dozen offices in the great state of Pennsylvania. Thousands of volunteers, new ones every day,” said Caroline Sunshine, the
deputy director of communications for the Trump campaign.
Sunshine pointed to the Trump team’s “Trump Force 47” initiative, where people can sign up to volunteer online and select what roles they’d like to play. Sunshine claims they’ve had an array of voters stopping by their offices.
“We’re seeing first-time voters, we’re seeing people who lean Democrat, disaffected Democrats, moderates, we’re seeing people who haven’t always been likely Trump voters in the past,” Sunshine said.
Still, Harris supporters say they need to work to keep this momentum up through next week’s Democratic National Convention and into November.
“Momentum is shifting. People are fired up, and I’ve seen it all across Pennsylvania,” Davis said. “For the next 81 days, I don’t think this momentum is going to stop. This train’s going to keep on moving.”
A crash involving several vehicles and a motorcycle has left one person dead in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, police said.
The crash happened in the area of West County Line Road and Greene Avenue, according to police.
Police are asking people to avoid the area as the investigation into the crash continues.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Warminster Township Police.
DOYLESTOWN BOROUGH, PA — A major downtown street will be repaved under a resurfacing contract awarded this week by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
Borough officials, who have lobbied for years to have East and West State Street resurfaced, announced the news on Wednesday via its Facebook page.
When the project happens later this year, the work will be fully paid for under a major $8.3 million project bid award by PennDOT to repave 16 miles of state highways in Bucks County.
This marks the first time that State Street will be resurfaced since the 1990s, said borough officials, who credited an organized lobbying effort by local leadership and the community for pushing the project forward.
In its Facebook posting, the borough thanked State Sen. Steve Santarsiero, State Rep. Tim Brennan, Borough Council, Mayor Noni West, residents and business owners who brought the street’s condition to PennDOT’s attention.
State Street runs through the heart of the borough and serves as a heavily used business, tourism, and residential corridor for the town. It is home to the County Theater, a popular local and regional tourist attraction, the historic Doylestown Inn, and many other businesses.
More detailed timing and work plans are expected once the state finalizes its construction schedule.
One person is dead, and two others were taken to the hospital after a crash involving multiple vehicles in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Tuesday afternoon, police said.
The crash happened around 4:45 p.m. at East Bristol Road and Brownsville roads, police said.
Police said a person driving a Toyota RAV4 was involved in a domestic-related incident in Lower Southampton Township before the crash.
The person driving the Toyota RAV4 was traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed, crossed into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle while attempting to pass a Hyundai Kona, according to police.
The Toyota then became airborne, struck a Honda SUV and a Ford pickup truck and rolled over. The driver of the Toyota died in the crash, police said.
The driver of the Hyundai Kona left the road and came to a rest after striking a fence on Bristol Road, according to police.
It’s unclear if any drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash, police said.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Bensalem police.
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