Manan Trivedi Coalition of Support Grows

By TRIVEDI FOR CONGRESS

Reading, PA – Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania 6th congressional district, Manan Trivedi, received the endorsement from two national political organizations.  The Asian Pacific Americans for Progress and Asian American Action Fund have released statements of strong support for Trivedi.

AAA Fund executive director, Guatam Dutta said that “Manan is an outstanding candidate who will bring much-needed real world experience to Congress as a doctor and veteran of the Iraq war.  …

The First Read — October 6, 2009

Every Monday-Thursday morning, pa2010.com compiles the most important political news of the day, from newspapers to the blogosphere and back. Enjoy this edition.

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In attacking Corbett’s endorsement, Dems may have misfired
The state Democratic Party last week blasted Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial hopeful Tom Corbett for endorsing the Centre …

Welch and the ‘nerd surge’

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Nutter to headline Pike fundraiser

Democrat Doug Pike is bringing in the City of Brotherly Love’s political heavyweight.

Pike, who is running for Congress in the 6th District, will hold a fundraiser next Monday in Philadelphia, headlined by the city’s own Mayor Michael Nutter.

Nutter isn’t quite as popular as when he came into office almost two years ago, but remains a potent draw for the Democratic donors in the region.

Suggested contributions range from $250 to the FEC individual …

Gerlach: Budget mess was ‘a long time coming’

Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6) on Monday called for a halt to the growth of state spending, describing Pennsylvania’s protracted budget impasse “a fundamental fight” between those who want to raise taxes and those who want to rein in spending.

“This was a long time coming because of the growth and spending at the state level,” Gerlach said on Pittsburgh’s WMNY Radio.

During an interview in which he rehashed much of his fiscal and budgeting platform, …

In attacking Corbett’s endorsement, Dems may have misfired

The state Democratic Party last week blasted Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial hopeful Tom Corbett for endorsing the Centre County District Attorney’s reelection bid. But in doing so, the party appears to have stretched the facts.

The attack Friday reflected a theme Democrats will increasingly be using as they seek to paint Corbett as ethically suspect for engaging in political activity while simultaneously working as one of the state’s top law enforcement officers— pBut the office itself is not under investigation, records and interviews show. Rather, it is one former assistant district attorney who is under scrutiny. Former prosecutor Lance Marshall resigned from the office late last year in the wake of accusations that he sent inappropriate text messages to a witness in a case. Under standard practice to avoid a conflict of interest, a href="http://wearecentralpa.com/content/fulltext/news?cid=54461" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://wearecentralpa.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwearecentralpa.com%2Fcontent%2Ffulltext%2Fnews%3Fcid%3D54461','Madeira+referred+the+case+to+the+state+Attorney+General%22s+office')" target="_blank"Madeira referred the case to the state Attorney General’s office/a, which routinely handles investigations of local prosecutors./p
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LOOKING AHEAD: Onorato announcing candidacy Tuesday

Just a reminder that Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato will be formally getting into the governor’s race Tuesday morning during an event at City Hall in Philadelphia.

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Red in a Sea of Blue chats with Rick Schenker

I had the opportunity last week to interview Rick Schenker, the former Erie County Executive and a Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor. I’ve condensed it down to some of the key points he made.

Enjoy!

On why he’s running:

“I looked at the Lt. Gov. position as one of two things—a public relations position for somebody who is looking to enhance their political future, or, from my perspective, a position of media influence to attract …

Pennsylvania National Guardsman Robert Allen Mansfield announces his intention to run for Governor, PA 2010

By MANSFIELD FOR PA

YORK, Pennsylvania (October 4, 2009) – In a statement released by his campaign manager, Robert Mansfield is concerned that Pennsylvanian’s will be ill served if led by any one of the current crop of politically inbred candidates whose only intention’s are to keep things the way they are.  Noting the similarities of the other candidates messages, Sergeant Mansfield is tired of listening to the same tape recording of growing a competitive …

Post-G20 rally to protest Onorato’s announcement

Apparently, the G-20 protesters are sticking around to speak out against something else: Dan Onorato’s gubernatorial bid.

The Allegheny County Executive is …