Gerlach’s Pledge to Pennsylvania: No More 100-Day Budget Delays

By GERLACH FOR PA

EXTON (PA) – Republican Jim Gerlach said on Thursday that Pennsylvania’s badly broken budget process has become a national embarrassment and renewed his pledge  for swift action on bold reforms to avoid 100-day budget delays.

“We do not need to waste any more time playing political games and pointing fingers,” said Gerlach, who was the first candidate this year to propose two-year budgeting cycles. “This dysfunctional process has resulted in a…

FORMER CONGRESSMAN BOB WALKER ENDORSES TOM CORBETT FOR GOVERNOR

By CORBETT FOR GOVERNOR

Harrisburg – Today former United States Congressman Bob Walker announced his endorsement of Attorney General Tom Corbett to be Pennsylvania’s next Governor.

Walker, who represented Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional District for 20 years, cited Corbett’s experience, values, vision and integrity as reasons that will make him an effective governor.

“I believe that Tom is not only the Republican candidate with the best chance of helping our party take back the Governor’s office,…

Specter wants ‘robust’ public option

Continuing his support for the Democratic agenda in Washington, Senator Arlen Specter on Thursday called for a ‘robust’ public option for health care.

In an

Biden keeps up the push for Specter

Vice President Joe Biden will once again be in Pennsylvania later this month to raise money for Senator Arlen Specter’s reelection.

Specter told supporters in an e-mail Thursday that Biden would appear at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh on Oct. 19.

Coming on the heels of his recent appearance in Bucks County and President Obama’s showing in Philadelphia last month, the schedule shows the administration’s continuing commitment to Specter’s campaign.

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Dent on GOP’s list of vulnerable incumbents

Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15) is on the National Republican Congressional Committee’s list of five vulnerable incumbents who will benefit from its coming “Patriot Day” fundraiser,

The First Read — October 8, 2009

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Toomey says he raised $1.5M in 3Q
Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey said Wednesday that his campaign brought in $1.5 million during the third quarter, giving the campaign $3.1…

Sestak Tells Tall Tales About Price Tag For Democrats’ Hefty Health Care Bill

By THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA) claimed today on Fox News that the House health care bill introduced this summer was “deficit neutral” – despite the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) clear assessment that the bill would actually increase the nation’s deficit by $239 billion over 10 years.

Sestak, who is running for the Democrat Senate nomination in Pennsylvania, also claimed today that “my concern is the CBO…

On 3Q fundraising

As I look at the numbers various candidates are spitting out for quarterly hauls, I notice something.

The numbers aren’t really changing from years past.

This points to the need for campaign finance reform. Although not popular amongst conservatives, the fact that political contributions don’t go down, shows that only a rich few who are less effected by an economic downturn fill the gap. This disappoints me not only as a follower of politics, but…

NJ race carries warning for Pa. Republicans

This is a Pennsylvania site, so we don’t talk much about New Jersey, but the race for governor is an exception today. You’ll recall that Republican Chris Christie, a former federal prosecutor, had a big lead in that race at one point. Now,

Hoeffel: Time to catch up

Making its first earnest attempt to raise money from supporters, Democrat Joe Hoeffel’s gubernatorial campaign acknowledged that his political organization is running behind that of other candidates who had been planning to run for months and has lots of leg work to do.

“Frankly, some other candidates for Governor have been building up their war chests for months and even years,” Hoeffel’s campaign manager, Lou Freimiller, said in a fundraising e-mail to supporters. “It is…