Altmire has more than $700K on hand

Congressman Jason Altmire (D-4) brought in more than $220,000 during the third quarter, building up a campaign war chest of about $709,000 ahead of his fight for a third term next year, according to

Sestak’s fundraising slows; campaign says $4.7M on hand

Congressman Joe Sestak’s (D-7) campaign said Thursday that it had raised $758,000 during the third quarter, signaling a slowdown in the Senate hopeful’s normally frenetic fundraising place and foreshadowing a difficult money race against Senator Arlen Specter.

Sestak had pIn characteristic form, Sestak’s campaign sought to immediately turn the focus back on Specter, noting that Specter has spent more than three times as much as Sestak during the cycle, while a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2009/10/new-poll-shows-specter-tied-with-toomey-but-losing-ground/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fnew-poll-shows-specter-tied-with-toomey-but-losing-ground%2F','the+longtime+incumbent%22s+poll+numbers+continue+to+slip')" target="_blank"the longtime incumbent’s poll numbers continue to slip/a./p
p“Even though he has spent that amount of money, Specter’s job approval has declined sharply,” the campaign said in an unusually terse statement./p
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It’s a pa2010 blogger brawl!

Now this is what I like to see.

This morning, Michael Barley at pJust now, Tammy Alonso at a href="http://www.pa2010.com/author/tammy/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2Fauthor%2Ftammy%2F','Left+of+Centre')" target="_blank">Left of Centre

House colleagues pitch in for Lentz

In raising more than $220,00 toward his Congressional bid last quarter, state Representative Bryan Lentz (D-Delaware) got some welcome help from his co-workers in the General Assembly, according to pLentz, who finished the quarter with almost the full fundraising haul still in the bank and has since raised another $30,000, by no means relied on his state House colleagues for the bulk of his campaign cash.…

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$20K on hand for Costello

Chester County Recorder of Deeds Ryan Costello has raised just north of $30,000 toward his 6th District Congressional bid, finishing the third quarter with about $20,000 on hand, according to

Carney has almost $394K on hand

Congressman Chris Carney (D-10) raised about $167,000 in the third quarter, according to

LOOKING AHEAD: Another guv poll later

Rasmussen is releasing a survey on the primary for governor Thursday afternoon.

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Poll shows Sestak gaining on Specter

A new poll Thursday showed Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) behind Senator Arlen Specter by the smallest margin to date, nipping at the longtime incumbent’s heels and trailing by less than the survey’s margin of error.

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Dems employing different strategies in Senate race

The race for the Democratic Senate nomination is in full swing and the two different strategies that are currently being employed by Senator Arlen Specter and Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) are interesting, to say the least.

For example, Sestak is working every major cable news network show, appearing side-by-side with Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey as they debate the most pressing news issues of the day. But Specter has been noticeably absent from these debates.…