'Live From the Newsroom' hits the campaign trail

With Labor Day in the rear-view mirror, campaign season is in full swing.

Tonight we'll take our live-stream Internet broadcast, 'Live From the Newsroom,' and hit the campaign trail as we talk about the candidates and issues that will be in the spotlight for the next two months.

We'll be joined by Delaware County Republican Party Chairman Andy Reilly and a spokesman for county Democrats as we run down the ballot.

Right there at the top of the list will be the battle royal being waged for the governor's mansion between incumbent Republican Gov. Tom Corbett and Democratic challenger York businessman Tom Wolf.

We'll get to the bottom of one of the key issues in this campaign, who exactly is responsible for the brutal funding cuts that took place in the first couple of years of Corbett's first term. Democrats insist Corbett cut a billion dollars; the governor says that's a life, that it was the federal government that ended the federal stimulus funds that former Gov. Ed Rendell was using to hide his own cuts.

We'll also talk about what likely will be the highest profile legislative race in the state, which will be waged right here in Delaware County. That would be the 26th District state Senate race between County Council Chairman Tom McGarrigle and Democrat union leader John Kane. They are looking to fill the seat being vacated by the retiring Sen. Ted Erickson.

Do you have a question about one of the races or another aspect of the Delco vote?

Email them to me at editor@delcotimes.com and I'll put it to our panel.

Then tune in tonight at 7 at DelcoTimes.com as we kick off the fall campaign.

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