Daily News - Clout http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/clout RSS Feed for DN Col Clout en-us Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:24:28 GMT Clout: In 197th District race, another Street family feud http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/clout/20120217_Clout__In_197th_District_race__another_Street_family_feud.html POLITICS in Philadelphia is often a family business. That can mean one generation trains the next for public office. Clout: TV judge makes everyone pay http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/clout/20120210_Clout__Clout.html TELEVISION court shows are tricky - the guests can come off as both winners and losers once the cameras are rolling. Clout: Milt tweaking sheriff? http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/clout/20120203_Clout__Milt_tweaking_sheriff_.html THERE IS AN equation in politics: Good news for one person is bad news for another. Former state Sen. T. Milton Street Sr., fresh from federal prison last year when he challenged Mayor Nutter in the Democratic primary election, has dropped plans to run against state Rep. Michelle Brownlee for the 195th District seat representing the Strawberry Mansion, Powelton and Mantua area. Clout: Denny O'Brien's old district is still in Philly - for now http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/clout/20120127_Clout__Clout.html DO YOU LIVE in Northeast Philadelphia and feel the call to public service? Are you willing to potentially relocate to York County? Then the 169th state House District has an opportunity for you! Clout: City knows how to make work http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/clout/20120113_Clout__Clout.html IN THIS troubled economy, it's nice to know there is a place - City Hall - where the end of one job leads not to unemployment but to a new opportunity. Clout: ETHICS DUST-UP BAD MOVE FOR McCAFFERY? http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/clout/20120106_Clout__ETHICS_DUST-UP_BAD_MOVE_FOR_McCAFFERY_.html THE BROTHERS McCaffery - Dan is running for state attorney general; Seamus is a state Supreme Court justice - are not known for backing down from a political brawl. Clout: Can new GOP 5 remake the party? http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/clout/20111223_Clout__Can_new_GOP_5_remake_the_party_.html COULD A SMALL GROUP of Republicans put an end to the party's civil war in Philadelphia? Even if that group - the city's five elected Republicans - can't get along with each other? We may soon find out. Clout: In L.A., Judge Judy settles a claim against mayoral candidate Karen Brown http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/clout/20111216_Clout__Clout.html KAREN BROWN, the Democratic committeewoman recruited by the Republican City Committee to run for mayor, didn't get trounced only by Mayor Nutter. Clout: CASEY-KILLERS DEBATE IN NYC http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/clout/20111209_Clout__Clout.html POLITICIANS from across the state head to Manhattan today for the 113th annual Pennsylvania Society gathering, a power-packed weekend started by 19th-century money men who would not have minded being labeled the 1-percenters of their age. Clout: Housing a mayoral issue for 2015? http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/clout/20111202_Clout__Housing_a_mayoral_issue_for_2015_.html SINCE THE 2015 race for mayor unofficially kicked off in Philadelphia with the Nov. 8 general election, we have plenty of questions about the candidates ahead.