Archive for June, 2009
Specter now backs public option
Senator Arlen Specter now supports a public health-insurance option as part of the health-care reform currently being debated in Congress, the recently converted Democrat told union activists at a rally in Washington, D.C., yesterday, …
Full StoryCunningham out of Governor’s race
Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham said Thursday that he would not run for governor in 2010, calling off a campaign that had barely started and leaving the small field of Democrats even smaller.
Cunningham, who faces reelection this year and had been slower than Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato in building a statewide political apparatus, said in a statement that “neither the time nor the circumstances are right for me at this time to take …
Full StoryPitts endorses Toomey
Congressman Joe Pitts (R-8) has endorsed Republican Pat Toomey in his bid for Senate, the Toomey campaign said today.
“I am honored to have Congressman Pitts’ support and I look forward to him playing an important role in my campaign,” Mr. Toomey said in an e-mailed statement. He also has been endorsed by Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15).
A …
Full StoryWeak numbers for Specter, but growing support among leaders
This morning’s Franklin & Marshall poll contained pa href="http://www.pa2010.com/author/lvecsey/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2Fauthor%2Flvecsey%2F','pa2010.com+blogger+Laura+Vecsey')" target="_blank">pa2010.com blogger Laura Vecsey writes over at The Patriot-News that the list includes Congressmen Chaka Fattah (D-2) and Tim Holden (D-17).
“It’s good to see more and more Democratic leaders from across our Commonwealth supporting my candidacy. I will be working hard to earn the endorsement of every Democrat in the state,” Specter said, The Patriot-News reports.
Here’s the full list:
1. Congressman Chaka Fattah – Philadelphia County…
Full StoryRidge: ‘Never say never’ to presidential run
Former Gov. Tom Ridge said on C-SPAN this morning that it is “unlikely” he would run for president in 2012, but that he “learned a long time ago never to say never,” …
Full StoryOn moderating comments
MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, CANADA—There’s a pretty heated conversation going on at our …
Full StoryThe First Read — June 25, 2009
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With FEC deadline approaching, Sestak invokes the American Dream
With the quarterly Federal Election Commission filing deadline looming, Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) has written to supporters to …
If you thought Harrisburg was bad…
Anyone who thinks Harrisburg is dysfunctional should follow the stories coming out of Albany (New York, not Georgia) this week. Not having provided sufficient entertainment with the Eliot Spitzer affair, the state has decided to stage a kind of …
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