Archive for October, 2009
Conservative group says it’s contacted 6,000 Specter donors
The conservative Club for Growth said Tuesday that its political action committee had contacted 6,000 individual and committee contributors to Senator Arlen Specter, encouraging them to request that their donations be refunded.
When Specter switched parties earlier this year, he said he would refund campaign contributions upon request (more than $200,000 has been refunded). More recently, he asked that all such requests by made by Oct. 15, the day third quarter FEC campaign finance reports…
Full StorySource: Meehan raised $200K in 16 days (Updated)
Former U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan raised more than $200,000 in just over two weeks after formally announcing his Congressional candidacy last month, a source close to the campaign told pa2010.com.
On the judiciary, Specter’s heart beats liberal
This weekend, I attended a conference at the Yale Law School entitled “ pAs I munched on some appetizers in the alumni room, I admired the many paintings of the walls of famous Yale alumni…
Full StorySestak: Primary challenge has ‘forced Arlen to come around’ (Updated)
Seeking to remind Democratic primary voters of Senator Arlen Specter’s long history as a Republican, Congressman Joe Sestak’s (D-7) campaign on Tuesday debuted a
Full StoryVIDEO: Onorato on abortion, guns
Below, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato explaining what he calls “mischaracterization” of his views on abortion and gun rights.
Onorato: ‘I want to change the status quo’
PHILADELPHIA—Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato on Tuesday formally declared his candidacy for governor, making official what had been considered certain for months and pledging to change the entrenched culture of Harrisburg.
“There will be those who say Harrisburg can’t be fixed,” Onorato, a Democrat, said during a speech at City Hall here. “That the culture is the culture, the status quo is the status quo. But let me be clear: Not only will I take…
Full StoryLive-blogging Onorato’s announcement
PHILADELPHIA—Just grabbed a front-row seat in a second-floor reception room at City Hall. Will be live-blogging Dan Onorato’s announcement. Also, check out a live Twitter feed
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pa2010.com Central is off to Philadelphia City Hall to cover Dan Onorato’s announcement.
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Not so suddenly, Pa. becomes ground zero for competitive House races
First, Joe Sestak left his seat open to take on Arlen Specter. Then, Jim Gerlach said goodbye to his hard-to-defend seat to pOh, and there’s still those a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2009/08/for-dems-in-conservative-districts-2010-could-be-a-rough-ride/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2009%2F08%2Ffor-dems-in-conservative-districts-2010-could-be-a-rough-ride%2F','freshman+and+sophomore+Democrats+who+have+to+defend+conservative+districts')" target="_blank">freshman and sophomore Democrats who have to defend…
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