Will PA Dems Lose Control of State House?

State House Rep. Kevin Boyle, a Democrat from Philadelphia, placed state House Democrats in an awkward spotlight on Friday after a three-minute video appeared on social media showing him at a suburban Philly bar threatening to use his position of power to close the bar down.

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“I can f***ing end this bar, by the way,” Boyle shouted, saying, “This bar is done.” “Don’t you know who the f*** I am? This bar is done tomorrow!” ...

His allegedly drunken outburst came three years after Boyle was arrested and charged with harassment and violation of a protection-from-abuse order that was filed by his wife.

Ed Morrissey

Be sure to read it all to see how PA Republicans might end up regaining control by a default. Boyle has long been a problem for PA Dems, so they can't complain that he's caught them by surprise. Boyle did file just under the wire today, so they won't lose this by default, but... 


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