We spend all this time getting a congressional map together -- especially to help us keep track of seats on the eastern side of the state -- and then a candidate gets kicked off one day after we launch it.

A judge kicked Republican Pia Varma out of the District 1 race against Philadelphia Dem Bob Brady, the Daily News reports (via GrassrootsPa). She didn't submit the full 1,000 signatures to get on the ballot and didn't show up for court either.