Leach: If elected, Meehan will get a ‘reflected-contact-tan’ from John Boehner (Video)

WAYNE—When he introduced congressional hopeful Bryan Lentz during …

Courting supporters, Lentz says ‘you won’t regret it’ (Video)

WAYNE—State Representative Bryan Lentz (D-Delaware) said Tuesday that his time in Harrisburg had taught him that individual lawmakers can have an impact, and he promised to “do what I believe is right” if elected to Congress next year.

Speaking to supporters during an evening fundraiser at the home of state Senator Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery) here, Lentz reflected upon the one-vote margin Democrats had in the state House when he first came to Harrisburg in 2006.…

5 questions for 2010

Next year Pennsylvania will choose a new governor, decide whether or not to keep its U.S. Senator and pick all manner of new members of Congress and the General Assembly. So it’s hard to pick out a few special questions that stand out from the rest.

Here’s my attempt:

1. How long will it take Jim Gerlach to start getting nasty—and I mean really nasty—in his gubernatorial primary against Tom Corbett? Gerlach loves a fight, …

Eachus aide keeps it diplomatic with Lentz

A day after state Representative Bryan Lentz (D-Delaware) …

The 8-year cycle: Believe it

Some believe in it. Many doubt it. Most don’t understand it.

The “it” in question here is Pennsylvania’s so-called eight-year cycle—the octennial oscillation in state politics going back to 1954 that regularly registers an eight-year party switch in the Governor’s Mansion.

The problem may be in the nomenclature itself. The phrase “eight-year cycle” doesn’t roll off the tongue. It just doesn’t have much pizzazz or drama to it.

And that’s a shame. It’s a shame because the cycle is …

A wealth of post-holiday, last-minute fundraising pleas

We’ve seen it before and we’ll see it again: The days before the close of any FEC filing deadline are a time for candidates to squeeze every last dollar out of their supporters.

“Deadline in 2 days. Help elect a principled leader today,” read the subject-line of an e-mail Tuesday from Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey’s campaign manager.

“We are building the momentum necessary to win this race,” Bethlehem Mayor and Democratic 15th District hopeful …

Lentz calls for removal of Eachus as Dem leader

State Representative Bryan Lentz (D-Delaware) on Monday said it was time for House Majority Leader Todd Eachus to be removed as head of the Democratic Caucus, clearly positioning himself in the reform wing of the party as he seeks election to Congress next year.

A statement released by Lentz’s Harrisburg office and an accompanying letter his office said was sent to Eachus were both strongly worded in skipping past a request for resignation and going …

Lentz Calls for Removal of House Majority Leader Todd Eachus

By THE OFFICE OF STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRYAN LENTZ (D-DELAWARE)

Harrisburg, PA – Dec. 28, 2009 — Representative Bryan R. Lentz (D-Delaware County) today released the following statement calling for the removal of current Majority Leader Todd Eachus and for the election of new leadership in the House Democratic Caucus. Rep. Bill DeWeese, a former speaker of the state House and majority whip, has already resigned his leadership post after being indicted on several charges relating …

CHRISTMAS LEFTOVERS: Rendell’s role, Corbett’s Nebrasaka investigation, another opponent eyes Holden

Here’s a few items we missed in the days leading up to and after Christmas last week.

Gov. Ed Rendell says he’s looking forward to playing a significant role in the race to succeed him. The two-term incumbent Democrat p“I hope they’ll avail themselves of it,” Rendell said. If they make factual errors about the administration on the campaign trail, “I will correct them, Democrats and Republicans alike.” And he also kept alive the possibility that he will endorse a candidate in the primary, something he’s previously a href="http://www.politicker.com/pennsylvania/21473/rendell-looks-stay-neutral-democratic-primary-replace-him" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.politicker.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politicker.com%2Fpennsylvania%2F21473%2Frendell-looks-stay-neutral-democratic-primary-replace-him','said+he+wouldn%22t+do')" target="_blank"said he wouldn’t do/a./p
pMeanwhile, a Republican who’d like to replace Rendell made a little splash in the health care fight. a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30949.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.politico.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F1209%2F30949.html','Attorney+General+Tom+Corbett+joined+a+number+of+GOP+state+attorneys+general')" target="_blank">Attorney General Tom Corbett joined a number of GOP state attorneys general is saying he’d investigate the legality of a compromise between Democratic leaders and Senator Ben Nelson, which exempted Nebraska from footing the bill for …

Gordon: ‘I’m running to win’

The Democratic primary in the 6th Congressional District is officially a three-way contest, now that Lower Merion Township Commissioner Brian Gordon has decided to jump into the increasingly contentious fight between Doug Pike and Manan Trivedi.

A couple weeks after pa2010.com first reported Gordon’s …