Rendell: Onorato is ‘probably our next governor’

In the midst of once again discouraging Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) from his all-but-certain run against Senator Arlen Specter, Gov. Ed Rendell on Monday let a not-so-small political prediction slip: He thinks Dan Onorato will be the Keystone State’s next governor.

Rendell, speaking on Bill Press’ radio show, was listing the many Democratic establishment figures who he said are supporting Specter in next year’s primary. Some of the names he dropped haven’t publicly endorsed Specter,…

Specter reiterates attendance attack on Sestak, this time by video

Senator Arlen Specter’s campaing is keeping up the

Toomey video hits Specter on party-switch, public healthcare flip-flop and more

Signaling that he still considers Senator Arlen Specter to be his eventual general election opponent, Republican Pat Toomey’s campaign on Monday released a video chock-full of juxtapositions that show Specter changing his mind on party affilation, healthcare reform and more.

The video, the first of what the Toomey campaign promises will be a series in what it calls “Hypocrisy Alert,” shows Specter explaining why he will remain a Republican, followed immediately by the announcement of…

Joe Sestak Joins Pennsylvania Mayors in Calling on Arlen Specter to Defend the Commonwealth’s Concealed Gun Laws

By JOE SESTAK FOR CONGRESS

Today, Congressman Joe Sestak joined with more than 100 Pennsylvania mayors in calling on Senator Arlen Specter to reject legislation that would weaken Pennsylvania’s regulations on carrying concealed weapons.

Possibly as early as today, the Senate will consider an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, introduced by Senator John Thune, that would require Pennsylvania to accept concealed carry permits from other states — even when they do not meet…

Sestak on ‘don’t ask don’t tell’

Politicians must get tired of having reporters and bloggers constantly writing about them. Perhaps this is why Joe Sestak published an op-ed in The Inquirer last week which stated clearly his stance on the “don’t ask don’t tell policy” and tried to put himself at the forefront of the fight for gay soldiers.

In the op-ed Sestak calls the policy a “flawed compromise that should never have been enacted,” arguing that skilled soldiers are essential…

THE PRESS ROOM: Sestak’s media strategy goes local

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Pennsylvania, meet Joe Sestak.

Really, you don’t have much of a choice. If you live in any of the Keystone State’s 67 counties and even glance at a local newspaper, the Delaware County Congressman’s name and face are bound to catch your eye. If they haven’t already.

That’s because for the last three weeks, Sestak has been crisscrossing the state…

Pike’s money is as good as any

I was fascinated by

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Pike gave his campaign more than half-a-million dollars
Allies of Democrat Doug Pike have touted the large fundraising haul he had during the second quarter, when he netted more…

Pike gave his campaign more than half-a-million dollars

Allies of Democrat Doug Pike have touted the large fundraising haul he had during the second quarter, when he netted more than $660,000 in contributions.

What they didn’t note was that the vast majority of that money came from the candidate himself.

Pike, whose financial wherewithal was cited by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee when it noted his prowess this spring, gave his own campaign $510,000, according to

Gubernatorial talk from Doherty builds

After weeks of quiet chatter, it’s now clear that Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty is indeed considering a run for Governor next year.

Doherty has been flying high since