Pike campaign chief called out for online comments

Democrat Doug Pike’s campaign manager has been taken to task by Daily Kos for stealthily making “disparaging remarks” about Pike’s primary opponent on the liberal blog.

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LOOKING AHEAD: Time for another poll

Quinnipiac University is putting out a poll on the Senate race Thursday.

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For Onorato, announcing will be a three-day affair

Dan Onorato’s campaign just sent out more detailed info about his plans to

Specter’s spokeswoman has ‘some hard work ahead’

A Politico report on Congressional spokespeople facing particularly challenging times puts Senator Arlen Specter’s press secretary, Kate Kelly, at the top of that list.

“Not only did she have to switch from Republican to Democratic messaging, she’s also tasked with helping Specter get reelected while he’s at odds with some constituents over his new party’s health care proposal,” Politico writes.

No other Pennsylvania pols or their official PR spinmeisters make the list.

O’Brien poised to declare PA-11 candidacy on Saturday (Updated)

Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O’Brien seems ready to make his race for Congress official Saturday morning, when he will address supporters “from the steps of his childhood home” in Dunmore, his campaign said.

O’Brien, who was elected county commissioner in 2007, has been making noise about a primary challenge to Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11) for months. In April, he assailed Kanjorski’s vote against President Obama’s stimulus package as “

Corbett would top Onorato or Wagner in general election, poll says

If next year’s gubernatorial election ends up as a Pittsburgh scuffle, Republican state Attorney General Tom Corbett is well-positioned to beat either of his potential Democratic opponents from the area.

In a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday, Corbett leads Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato 47 percent to 27 percent. He leads state Auditor General Jack Wagner 44 percent to 29 percent. In both races, about a quarter of voters remain undecided. The results could be

Poll: Onorato narrowly edges Hoeffel, Wagner in wide open primary

Next year’s Democratic primary for governor remains a crowded free-for-all, with Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato holding a small lead over his most well-known opponents, according to a new poll.

The Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday showed Onorato garnering 14 percent of the primary vote among registered Democrats, compared to 12 percent for Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel and 11 percent for state Auditor General Jack Wagner. Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty was backed by 8…

Corbett leads Gerlach big in poll; name recognition key

State Attorney General continues to hold a wide lead over Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6) in next year’s GOP primary, thanks in large part to the name recognition afforded by two statewide election wins, according to a new poll.

In a Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday morning, Corbett led Gerlach by almost 30 points, 42 percent to 13 percent, among registered Republicans.

But Gerlach has plenty of reason to think he can close the gap in…

The First Read — September 30, 2009

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Altmire, Murphy get Republican opponents
Two sophomore House Democrats have now seen their first 2010 Republican challengers formally come forward. emOn the…

Come out, come out wherever you are…

Where is Chaka Fattah?

Where is my congressman?

For the next week, I plan to do something that has been done so many times before it is becoming repetitive. It is called BASHING.

My first target is my congressman. You know, if you ask the average district resident their congressman, they probably wouldn’t know. However, they might know if you mentioned the name.

Yeah, that is not going to work here.

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