Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Historically, Pennsylvania election cycles have demonstrated extremely close margins between Democratic and Republican candidates. However, recent political debates have led many to question whether Pennsylvania will remain a swing state for the foreseeable future. Is the Keystone State headed in a more predictable direction politically? If so, which direction?
Featured:
Jim Cawley, President, Rosemont College; former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Ariella Cohen, Deputy Managing Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jess King, Executive Director, Steinman Institute for Civic Engagement, Lancaster
Oderah C. Nwaeze, Partner, Faegre Drinker
Eli Klein (moderator), Partner, True Search
Recorded on Oct. 16, 2025, as part of "Free Speech at the Crossroads: A Keystone Dialogue," a convening of discussions on challenges to Free Speech and other First Amendment freedoms at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of American democracy.
Historically, Pennsylvania election cycles have demonstrated extremely close margins between Democratic and Republican candidates. However, recent political debates have led many to question whether Pennsylvania will remain a swing state for the foreseeable future. Is the Keystone State headed in a more predictable direction politically? If so, which direction?
Featured:
Jim Cawley, President, Rosemont College; former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
Ariella Cohen, Deputy Managing Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jess King, Executive Director, Steinman Institute for Civic Engagement, Lancaster
Oderah C. Nwaeze, Partner, Faegre Drinker
Eli Klein (moderator), Partner, True Search
Recorded on Oct. 16, 2025, as part of "Free Speech at the Crossroads: A Keystone Dialogue," a convening of discussions on challenges to Free Speech and other First Amendment freedoms at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of American democracy.
