Carolyn Carluccio and Dan McCaffery speak on heated and critical race for Pennsylvania Supreme Court

In Episode 9 of Battleground Politics, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk speaks with Republican Carolyn Carluccio and Democrat Dan McCaffery about their heated and expensive race for Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court. The race between both candidates has gotten plenty of attention outside of Pennsylvania due in part to the possibility that the Pa. Supreme Court could see cases involving abortion and elections in the future. Democrats hold the majority on the court and the race won’t change the balance of power. But if Carluccio wins, it would cut the margin down to only one justice. Here's a full breakdown of the episode:Republican Carolyn Carluccio:50 - How and why the race has become heated1:18 - How else should judges get selected if we didn’t elect them?1:45 - Why Carolyn Carluccio is a Republican and her political alignments2:15 - Carluccio responds to allegations that she wiped anti-abortion language from her website3:15 - Pa. Pro-Life Federation endorsements and Carluccio's stance on abortion access5:25 - Judicial activism6:40 - Election laws in Pennsylvania and voting by mail8:47 - 2020 election10:46 - Possibility of changing Pennsylvania’s constitution11:40 - Why Carolyn Carluccio wants to be on the Pa. Supreme CourtDemocrat Daniel McCaffery12:25 - The race has become national and heated14:05 - Why Daniel McCaffery is a Democrat15:03 - Democrats and abortion rights16:17 - What McCaffery could do while on the court to protect abortion access and women's rights18:01 - Judicial activism19:15 - Responding to attack ads, scandal accusations21:55 - Constitution as a living document and what that means23:01 - Debate over election laws24:12 - Handling mail-in ballots25:05 - Pennsylvania’s constitution potentially amended by voters, Supreme Court Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.