PA Political Digest -- Tragedy forces another reset in the presidential race + we have a GOP VP pick

Sharp analysis of PA politics and campaigns writ large

Today’s format will be different than our normal Tuesday Mid-week posts.

A crazy unsettledness has fallen across our nation’s polity…

My remarks to the press inquiries I received in the aftermath of the horrible events of Saturday evening in western PA:

Six weeks, just six weeks!

That’s the time period during which all of these unthinkable things happened: jury verdict, shaky debate performance and assassination attempt.

Are we all politically punch drunk now? One of the definitions is: “tired and confused, especially after dealing with a difficult situation.”

It fits.

As the country tries to come together after Saturday’s horrible events in western PA, let’s all cut each other a little slack. If someone who in the past used incendiary language is now at least mouthing the words “things need to change for the better,” let’s give them a chance to grow into that sentiment, rather than immediately attacking them for flip-flopping.

A reset on top of a reset. What will change? Again, not sure. The…