A social media advertisement created by Central PA United to announce the Alliance of Biever, Balachandran, and Lipscomb for State College Borough Council.
“Centre County Can’t Wait”, a campaign run by Central PA United spanning over all of Centre County PA, is a campaign that pushes for more progressive politics in Centre County and the towns that surround it. The campaign includes several different candidates from towns all included in Centre County including candidates, Richard Biever, Gopal Balachandran, and Divine Lipscomb who are all running as a slate for seats on the State College Borough Council in the upcoming municipal election. This article, “‘Centre County Can’t Wait’ The fight for a new kind of politics in State College”, from State College News touches more on the campaign and how it will impact politics in State College specifically.
The news about the “Centre County Can’t Wait” campaign by Central PA United is of the utmost importance for Biever, Balachandran, and Lipscomb as the municipal election Democratic primary looms near. The primary election will take place on May 18 and is a big deal for these candidates as it will be the first step for them to influence the politics in State College and possibly lead them to the prized possession of a seat on the State College Borough Council.
Through making the decision to join the “Centre County Can’t Wait Campaign” led by Central PA United and choosing to form an alliance with one another, Biever, Balachandran, and Lipscomb are actively showing the State College community and its residents that they want to make a change in the local politics of State College and introduce policies that are more progressive than the ones that are already in place. This is a change from what the community is used to seeing and from the incumbent candidates such as Katherine Yeaple and Cathy Dauler who are also running for a seat on the c
ouncil for the opposite reason, to keep the local politics of State College the same or more conservative. Through joining the “Centre County Can’t Wait” campaign, Biever, Balachandran, and Lipscomb are making the important distinction between themselves and the other candidates in a race that is heavily consists of Democrat candidates. Biever, Balachandran, and Lipscomb are showing the State College voters that just because a candidate is a Democrat, that does not mean that they are progressive and that it is important to pay attention to the fine details such as their platforms, alliances, and supporters.
Overall, through joining the “Centre County Can’t Wait” campaign and forming an alliance, Biever, Balachandran, and Lipscomb have set themselves apart from the other candidates running for State College Borough Council and have shown their dedication for a more progressive State College community.