Battleground Politics

The congressional race in the Lehigh Valley could help decide who controls the House of Representatives in Washington. Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Susan Wild is facing Republican challenger Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District.  NBC 10 reached out to both campaigns to interview the candidates – only Wild agreed to speak with NBC10’s Lauren Mayk. In the latest episode of Battleground Politics, they...

The congressional race in the Lehigh Valley could help decide who controls the House of Representatives in Washington. Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Susan Wild is facing Republican challenger Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District. NBC 10 reached out to both campaigns to interview the candidates – only Wild agreed to speak with NBC10’s Lauren Mayk. In the latest episode of...

Republican Curtis Bashaw and Democrat Andy Kim sat down with NBC10’s Lauren Mayk for episodes of Battleground Politics, as the Senate race in New Jersey reaches the home stretch

In the latest episode of Battleground Politics, Lauren Mayk spoke with GOP Senate candidate Dave McCormick about several issues, including representing Pennsylvanians, whether or not he agrees with all of Donald Trump’s proposals, the economy, abortion, social media and more.

The Pennsylvania senate race is one of the most closely watched in the country in a swing state that could also play a pivotal role in the outcome of the presidential election. Democratic Senator Bob Casey is facing off against Republican challenger Dave McCormick. In the latest episode of Battleground Politics, Lauren Mayk spoke with McCormick about several issues, including...

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and his Republican challenger Dave McCormick both spoke with NBC10’s Lauren Mayk amid a tight battle for Pennsylvania senate. 

Sen. Bob Casey spoke with NBC10’s Lauren Mayk about the economy, social security, abortion, immigration and more.

Pennsylvania’s Senate race is one of the most-watched in the country. Senator Bob Casey, a Democrat, is facing Republican Dave McCormick. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk invited both candidates to speak with her. Sen. Casey is the first to accept. He spoke with Lauren following a West Philadelphia campaign event and covered a wide range of topics, including the economy, Medicare, abortion,...

Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Liz Cheney spoke at a town hall event in Malvern, Pennsylvania, in which they tried to appeal to Republican voters. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has the details.

Kamala Harris visited Malvern, Pennsylvania, on Monday to court Republican voters uneasy about Donald Trump. Liz Cheney, the Republican former Wyoming congresswoman who has vocally opposed Trump since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, also attended the event.

Pennsylvania is a pivotal swing state that could play a key role in the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. In the latest episode of Battleground Politics, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk shares the highlights from her weeklong tour across the keystone state in which she spoke with voters, volunteers and leaders about Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and the most important issues...

Polls continue to show a tight race across Pennsylvania. In the latest stop of her Battleground Tour across the keystone state, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk spoke with residents in Lancaster County, a traditionally Republican area where Democrats are trying to reach more voters. 

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, flipped from blue to red in 2016 and stayed red for 2020. NBC10 political reporter Lauren Mayk has more on where voters are standing ahead of November’s election day. 

While President Joe Biden has major ties to Scranton, Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris does not. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk spoke with Scranton’s mayor about the Democratic push to familiarize Scranton residents with Harris. She also spoke with a Lackawanna County resident who supports Donald Trump.

This week, NBC10 political reporter Lauren Mayk is traveling across the state of Pennsylvania and caught up with Gov. Josh Shapiro and the son of former President Donald Trump, Eric Trump about the issues that could decide this election. 

In the next stop of her Battleground Politics tour across Pennsylvania, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk spoke with Penn State students in State College about Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and the issues that matter the most to them during the presidential election. The students she spoke with said they plan on voting despite having issues with both candidates. 

Voters and volunteers in Erie, Pennsylvania, caught up with NBC10’s Lauren Mayk about the impact their smaller county has on the election cycle. 

In the second stop of her Battleground tour across Pennsylvania, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk stopped in Erie County, considered one of the biggest swing counties. There, the voters openly talk about politics, they have strong opinions, and they know that their votes will make a huge difference in the upcoming election.

With the presidential election less than four weeks away we have been hearing from voters in our region. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk traveled to Pittsburgh and spoke with local leaders and voters about the issues that are important to them—a big one being fracking.

In the first stop of her Battleground tour across Pennsylvania, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk spoke with Pittsburgh-area voters about the issues that were most important to them during the presidential election. She also spoke with Aliquippa Mayor Dwan Walker about the importance of the Beaver County area as both Democrats and Republicans work to sway voters in the keystone state.