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VOTE!
Listen to Election Kitty. She won't steer you wrong.
In case you haven't caught the ubiquitous advertisements on prime-time television in recent weeks, May 18 is election day in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. And yes, you should vote; democracies don't function well in the absence of an engaged citizenry.

Vote for Joe Sestak
It's time for Arlen Specter to go.
We're not entirely smitten with Sestak. His melodramatic intonation and speechifying is annoying, but in the grand scheme of things, a forgivable offense.

Vote for Dan Onorato
The best of a good bunch for governor.
Onorato is the favorite, but the ball game isn't over.

Maybe, Why Not?, Oh God Yes, Sure
How to vote on the city referendums.
Don't let this primary business fool you: Even if you're not registered with a party, you can still vote on the four ballot questions.


Vote for Manan Trivedi
A shining star for the U.S. House.
Of all the candidates we interviewed during this process, none impressed us quite as much as Manan Trivedi.


The Rep Schlep
Your primer on state House races to watch.
by Isaiah Thompson
Look, we don't blame you for unplugging the alarm when it comes to the races for the state House of Representatives and Senate.

Run, Ladies, Run
Toward a more chromosomally diverse Harrisburg.
by Holly Otterbein
Philadelphia has never elected a woman as mayor, in contrast to Baltimore, Atlanta, Tampa and 203 other major cities with female mayors in 2009.

Money Talking
Who's buying the candidates for governor?
by Holly Otterbein and Isaiah Thompson
Money talks — and big money talks loud — in Pennsylvania.

The Also-Rans
Meet some of the candidates who (probably) won't win.
by Jeffrey C. Billman
The thing about running for office is, almost anyone can do it. Of course, not everyone does it well.