Gerlach Campaign Questions Corbett Use of Official Party Logo

By GERLACH FOR PA

(Exton, PA) – This week, several Republican state committee members contacted the Gerlach for Governor campaign angry about a mailing sent by Tom Corbett enclosed in an official-looking RNC envelope. The envelope, containing the RNC logo and the words “Republican National Committee” across the front, falsely implies that he has been endorsed by the national Republican Party. No endorsement has or will be given, according to RNC staff.

Ironically, the enclosed…

Congressman Sestak Votes to Support Our Troops

By THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN JOE SESTAK (D-7)

Washington, D.C. – To provide our service members and their families with the benefits they deserve, and to ensure our military is equipped and in a proper state of readiness to deal with 21st century challenges, Congressman Joe Sestak (PA – 07) supported the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which passed the House by a 400 to 30 margin. In total, HR 3326 appropriates…

U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah Endorses Doug Pike for Congress

By PIKE FOR CONGRESS

Ardmore, PA — Today, Pike for Congress announced that U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) endorsed Doug Pike in the race for the 6th Congressional District.

“For 14 years, Doug Pike has been a common sense advocate for change in Southeastern Pennsylvania,” said Rep. Fattah. “In the face of economic crisis, Pennsylvania’s families need real leadership to create good jobs, innovative investment in education, and health care reform. Doug will be an…

Callahan’s track record should trump Republican smear tactics

Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan will be a major force in the upcoming Congressional elections, which he is now definitely entering. Callahan’s announcement that he will be running for the 15th Congressional District seat brings relief to a host of Democrats who have urged Callahan to run for Congress, including Vice-President Joe Biden, who reportedly courted Callahan in late June.

Callahan will be running against Republican Charlie Dent, who was elected to Congress in 2004. Callahan says…

Gerlach says internal poll shows him trailing Corbett, but with a profile to win

State Attorney General Tom Corbett holds a significant lead over Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6) in next year’s gubernatorial primary, but Gerlach’s political profile is one that voters may ultimately prefer when they go to the polls, according to an internal poll memo released Thursday by Gerlach’s campaign.

Campaigns rarely release internal polling data that doesn’t show them winning outright, but Gerlach is clearly looking to build the perception that his experience as a legislator is…

Poll Shows Major Gerlach Strengths in Governor’s Race

By GERLACH FOR PA
(Exton, PA) – The Gerlach for Governor campaign today released an internal polling memo from mid-July detailing key data among likely Republican Primary voters about the type of candidate they are looking for as their next Governor. Among them:

By a 53-26% margin, voters prefer Jim Gerlach’s public service biography over Tom Corbett’s law and order biography.
By a 73-16% margin, voters prefer a legislator who has dealt with…

This year’s budget will provide plenty of material for GOP next year

Yesterday, we received further proof that Gov. Ed Rendell and his administration are completely out-of-touch with the needs of Pennsylvanians. In an

Knox says he’s for table games

In one of the first concrete policy positions taken by a gubernatorial candidate, Democrat Tom Knox has come out in favor of expanding legalized gaming in Pennsylvania to include table games.

In an interview with The Reading Eagle, part of a building media blitz Knox has enjoyed in recent weeks, the Philadelphia businessman said allowing table games at casinos in the state could raise $176 million for the state’s depleted coffers and help cover interest…

Specter has a point on EFCA and consistency

Although his opponents may try to make political hay out of his pBack in 2007, when Specter cast the deciding vote for cloture on the bill that had come before the Senate, he both stated and wrote that he did so not on…

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Reading mayor endorses Pike in PA-6
The mayor of the largest city in the 6th District endorsed Democrat Doug Pike for Congress Wednesday, in yet another sign that the…