Archive for July, 2009
The First Read — July 14, 2009
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Orie says she won’t run against Toomey
State Senator Jane Orie (R-Allegheny) said Monday that she would not run for U.S. Senate next year, removing yet another name from…
Orie says she won’t run against Toomey
State Senator Jane Orie (R-Allegheny) said Monday that she would not run for U.S. Senate next year, removing yet another name from the list of possible GOP challengers to Pat Toomey and making it more likely that Toomey will emerge from the primary largely unscathed.
In a statement, Orie, who had reportedly
Full StorySestak boasts $4.2M on hand; Toomey says he has $1.1M
In messages to supporters Monday, Senate candidates Joe Sestak and Pat Toomey each said they had raised more than one million dollars over the last reporting quarter.
Sestak, who has not formally declared but is widely expected to compete for the Democratic nomination, said his campaign had raised more than $1 million and had $4.2 million on hand. Toomey, a Republican, said he had raised $1.6 million, leaving him with $1.1 million on hand.
Joe Sestak: Confused
By ARLEN SPECTER FOR SENATE
Dear [xxx],
How can Joe Sestak claim to be a non-partisan Independent and the “real Democrat” at the same time?
1) Congressman Sestak has claimed to be the only “Real Democrat” in this race. However, official Delaware County voting records show that Sestak was a registered Independent from August 1971 to early 2006. He only became a Democrat in February of 2006, shortly before he began his Congressional campaign.
Sestak…
Full StoryPat Toomey Announces Second Quarter Fundraising: $1.6 Million Dollars
By PAT TOOMEY FOR U.S. SENATE
Allentown, PA – In the 11 weeks since U.S. Senate candidate Pat Toomey announced his candidacy on April 15, 2009, Mr. Toomey has raised $1.6 million dollars from over 15,000 contributors across the country with $1.1 million cash-on-hand remaining.
Mr. Toomey’s strong first campaign quarter fundraising compares favorably with those of successful U.S. Senate challengers in the last election. In fact, he has raised more than every successful 2008…
Full Story“Never Again”
By SESTAK FOR CONGRESS
Dear Friend,
Many have doubted that we would be able to raise sufficient money for our upcoming race against Arlen Specter, but we raised over $1 million last quarter … thanks to you … and now have over $4.2 million cash-on-hand, making us the number one Senate challenger in the nation!
But we can’t stop there; here’s why we need to raise additional funds to continue this extraordinary momentum – Arlen…
Full StoryThe tactical brilliance of Specter’s attack on Sestak’s Dem cred
Arlen Specter caused quite a stir last week week when he came out with a statement accusing Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) of being a “ Full Story
Campaign finance preview: Sestak, Toomey over $1M, big House reports loom
Good morning political junkies. Here’s a friendly reminder that Wednesday is the day federal campaign finance reports are published online. As I wrote when pa2010.com first launched,
Full StoryThe First Read — July 13, 2009
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EXCLUSIVE: Hoeffel considering gubernatorial bid
Five years after he gave up his Congressional seat in an unsuccessful run for Senate, Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel is mulling a run…
More on the real story and the make-believe story…
I’ve been fascinated by the comments on p1. The Denial Approach—This basically discredits the source or plays with the numbers. Thus, if a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.rasmussenreports.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rasmussenreports.com%2F','Rasmussen+Reports')" target="_blank"Rasmussen Reports/a shows Obama’s approval rating down, or Republicans ahead on the…
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