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GrassrootsPA

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GrassrootsPA
Available inEnglish
Created byChris Lilik
RegistrationNo
Launched2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Current statusDefunct

GrassrootsPA was a political news website centered on the politics of Pennsylvania. It was founded in 2004 by then law student Chris Lilik, a Pat Toomey supporter and became a "must-click resource" for Pennsylvania's conservative community.[1] Even though Toomey lost that race, the website continued as a gathering place for conservatives and Specter's foes.[2] The website also gained mainstream media attention as a source of breaking political news.[3][4] Political commentator Chris Bravacos noted that GrassrootsPA attracted significantly higher readership than the official websites for the two major political parties.[5]

During the public outcry following the 2005 Pennsylvania legislative pay raise, GrassrootsPA served as a focal point for reform activists.[6] The American Spectator called GrassrootsPA a "flashpoint of this conservative revolution" in Pennsylvania.[7]

In 2010, Politics Magazine described GrassrootsPA as "Pennsylvania's Drudge Report."[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Pounding the rock". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Pittsburgh. January 9, 2005. Archived from the original on September 24, 2006.
  2. ^ Murdock, Deroy (November 8, 2004). "His Own Worst Enemy". National Review Online. National Review.
  3. ^ "More from The Big Race". postgazetteNOW. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Post Gazette. September 8, 2006.
  4. ^ "Bad football analogies". postgazetteNOW. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Post Gazette. September 13, 2006.
  5. ^ Bravacos, Chris (March 22, 2009). "What Now for the GOP? Party Needs New Strategy". PennLive LLC.
  6. ^ Adams, Helen Colwell (May 21, 2006). "Waking up Harrisburg". Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "The Toomey Revolution". The American Spectator. The American Spectator. January 7, 2005. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  8. ^ Roarty, Alex; Sean Coit (January 2010). "Pennsylvania Influencers" (PDF). Politics Magazine. pp. 44–49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-29.