Archive for May, 2009
Sestak run will drive Specter further to the left
Congressman Joe Sestak’s (D-7) likely entry into the Senate race will certainly pose a threat to incumbent Senator Arlen Specter’s chances in the Democratic primary in 2010. In order to win, Sestak will run an aggressive campaign in southeastern Pennsylvania with an agenda built upon far leftist positions in the hopes that Democrats will reject Specter and his history of political opportunism at the expense of Pennsylvanians. Sestak will be able to talk at great…
Full StoryOnorato & Ravenstahl Welcome Opportunity to Showcase Region to International Audience during G-20 Summit in September
By THE OFFICE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY EXECUTIVE DAN ONORATO
PITTSBURGH — Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato and Pittsburgh Mayor Luke
Ravenstahl today welcomed the opportunity to showcase Southwestern Pennsylvania to an
international audience during the upcoming G-20 Summit in September.
“During the past few years, we’ve transformed Southwestern Pennsylvania into a hub for next-
generation jobs and 21st Century innovation,” said Onorato. “We’ve also made great strides in
cleaning our air,…
The morning after, revisiting first impressions on Sestak
I just posted a Press Room story about Joe Sestak’s PR blitz yesterday. pIt gave me a chance to reevaluate my a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2009/05/my-early-thoughts-on-sestak-vs-specter/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fmy-early-thoughts-on-sestak-vs-specter%2F','early+reactions')" target="_blank"early reactions/a from yesterday, which were kind of off base. I wrote that I was surprised Sestak was jumping into the race so soon. But as the above story and my a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2009/05/breaking-news-sestak-to-run-for-senate/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fbreaking-news-sestak-to-run-for-senate%2F','updated+news+story')" target="_blank">updated news story make clear, no announcement has…
Full StoryTHE PRESS ROOM: Another PR coup for Sestak
An occasional series of articles exploring how political campaigns are playing out in the media.
It was a familiar scene: Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) gracing the airwaves, talking about his military background, criticizing Senator Arlen Specter and lamenting that party leaders had chosen to crown him the Democratic standard-bearer.
In fact, Sestak’s evening media blitz on Wednesday was eerily similar to the string of television appearances he made…
Full StoryEd Schultz boosts Murphy for Senate?
MSNBC’s Ed Schultz just said on TV that he’s hearing labor officials want Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8) to get into the Senate race.
“Democrats need to be loving this,” Schultz said. “There’s nothing better than competition. This is going to make Arlen Specter the Democrat that everybody wants him to be.”
Don’t count on it Ed. After spending much of his campaign cash in a
Full StoryMurtha’s latest opponent is from his own party
Congressman John Murtha (D-12) has yet another political opponent to face, nothing new for a man who finds himself embroiled in a lobbying scandal and consistently under fire from the right.
The twist: This time it’s a Democrat preparing to go up against the longtime incumbent.
The Post-Gazette reports that Navy veteran Ryan Bucchianeri Full Story
Toomey gaining on Specter in new poll; Sestak trails
Republican Pat Toomey appears to be catching up to Senator Arlen Specter in their potential general election matchup, with Specter now topping Toomey by only 9 points, according to a new poll.
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The First Read — May 28, 2009
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Every Monday-Thursday morning, pa2010.com compiles the most important political news of the day, from newspapers to the blogosphere and back. Enjoy this edition.
pstrongSestak saying he’ll run for Senate/strongbr /
Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) has been telling supporters that he plans to run for Senate, giving Senator Arlen Specter the primary challenge he and party leaders had hoped to avoid, Democratic sources confirmed Wednesday night. a href="../2009/05/breaking-news-sestak-to-run-for-senate/"Read More/a/p
pstrongLentz waiting for clearer signal from Sestak before declaring for Congress/strongbr /
With Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) reportedly preparing to enter the Senate race, it looks like state Representative Bryan Lentz (D-Delaware) will get another chance to run for his Congressional seat. a href="../2009/05/lentz-waiting-for-clearer-signal-from-sestak-before-declaring-for-congress/" target="_blank"Read More/a/p
pstrongStill behind Specter, Pa. Dems await ‘spirited primary’/strongbr /
Now that Pennsylvania Democrats are confronting the prospect of a truly competitive Senate primary, things just got more difficult for Gov. Ed Rendell and his newly-Democratic friend Senator Arlen Specter. But party leaders say they’re not panicking, even as they continued their implied support for Specter. a href="../2009/05/still-behind-specter-pa-dems-await-spirited-primary/"Read Morebr /
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strongAnalyst: Primary no ‘cakewalk’ for Specter/strongbr /
If Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) does indeed run for Senate, Pennsylvania Democrats should get ready for a contentious and exciting primary—and one that could get vicious. a href="../2009/05/analyst-primary-no-cakewalk-for-specter/"Read Morebr /
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strongToomey happy to see a Specter challenger/strongspan class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f08d0c; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;"br /
/spanThe man who entered Senate race to unseat Arlen Specter is, not surprisingly, glad to see that Specter couldn’t escape a primary challenge by switching parties. In a statement released shortly after news broke that Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) is planning to run against Specter, Republican Pat Toomey welcomed him to the race. a href="../2009/05/toomey-happy-to-see-a-specter-challenger/"Read Morebr /
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strongRendell: State may avoid tax hike in budget this year/strongbr /
Gov. Ed Rendell said today the state may dodge an income tax increase this year, but should be prepared to address the problem in future budgets if revenue continues to fall. a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_626993.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pittsburghlive.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pittsburghlive.com%2Fx%2Fpittsburghtrib%2Fs_626993.html','Read+More')"Read More/a/p
pstrongPennsylvania senator proposes same-sex marriage bill/strongbr /
A Montgomery County lawmaker said Wednesday he will introduce a bill to establish full and equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in Pennsylvania. Current state law defines marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman. a href="http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/05/senator_proposes_samesex_marri.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pennlive.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pennlive.com%2Fmidstate%2Findex.ssf%2F2009%2F05%2Fsenator_proposes_samesex_marri.html','Read+More')">Read More
Attorney General Corbett re-files charges against Veon
Prosecutors are refiling charges against a former top-ranking Democrat in the Pennsylvania House less than a week after a district judge threw out the original case. The attorney general’s office Wednesday asked for the case to be sent directly to a…
