Another ‘Waddya-think-of-Specter’ dodge

Our friend Alex Roarty at PoliticsPA has the

Energy on the campaign trail

During Texas Oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens’ speech at the Franklin Institute last Thursday, The Inquirer reports, he picked up a marker and began to write on a white board. He wrote the words Oil, Coal, and then the letters “N” and “G,” which stand for natural gas. In his speech, the paper quoted him as saying that natural gas is “abundant, it’s cheaper, it’s cleaner.”

“No question,” he said, “Pennsylvania is going to be…

Report: DCCC showcasing Pike

A year before the Democratic primary, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee seems to be preparing some early support for Doug Pike in the 6th District, the only Democrat so far to declare, PoliticsPA

On NPR, Specter acknowledges ‘bleak’ polls

Appearing on NPR’s p“It is true that the a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2009/04/toomey-with-wide-lead-over-specter-in-new-poll/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2009%2F04%2Ftoomey-with-wide-lead-over-specter-in-new-poll%2F','polls+are+bleak')" target="_blank"polls are bleak/a,” he said during an appearance focused on his recent moves to a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22656" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.nybooks.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nybooks.com%2Farticles%2F22656','curb+presidential+powers')" target="_blank">curb presidential powers.

“I’ve overcome challenges before, and I’m working on a game plan,” Specter said.

Analyst on Senate race: ‘Where are the Democrats?’

With national attention focused squarely on the fierce GOP Senate primary, the Democratic field has been in a state of flux, with candidates leaning toward the race one day and away the next.

The result has been what most political insiders describe, at least for now, as a weak Democratic field. And with Republican Pat Toomey increasingly looking like a viable GOP nominee, at least one political watcher is wondering what’s taking Democrats so long…

R’s that switched aren’t switching back

According to a Washington Post/ABC News poll that appeared today, Republican registration is down by roughly nine percent nationwide. In Pennsylvania alone, Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 1.2 million voters. Last year, a surge of Republicans switched parties only to stay in the Democratic fold. It’s a costly and time consuming process to get them back. We’re looking forward to 2010.

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THE INSIDERS: For Knox’s main man, a few more weeks of double-duty

Part of an occasional series profiling the people behind the scenes of political campaigns.

PHILADELPHIA—Josh Morrow is a busy guy these days. It’s hard enough managing a gubernatorial campaign for Democrat Tom Knox. But Morrow has been wearing two hats of late, also managing the campaign of Philadelphia District Attorney candidate Dan McCaffery. The combination has him working from the crack of dawn until well past dusk, as he juggles laying the groundwork for a…

Gov. Rendell has more Twitter followers than me… but it’s not even him!

Kudos to Capitol Idea’s John Micek for discovering a

Auto bankruptcy and Pennsylvania

As the Obama administration continues its hard-line approach toward the failing auto companies, the question arises as to how this affects the Pennsylvania economy and 2010 elections.

Obviously we are not Michigan, but this could still affect up to

PENNSYLVANIA WORKING CLOSELY WITH FEDERAL PARTNERS TO CONTAIN IMPACT OF SWINE FLU

By THE OFFICE OF GOV. ED RENDELL

HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is working with federal officials to contain the impact of an outbreak of swine flu in Mexico that resulted in the declaration of a national public health emergency in the United States.

The Department of Health is working to educate the public and health care providers of recommended steps to prepare for potential cases of swine influenza in Pennsylvania.

“At this point…