Comments on: Why the wealthy candidate isn’t throwing a party http://www.pa2012.com/2009/12/why-the-wealthy-candidate-isnt-throwing-a-party/ Your destination for PA's Big 2012 Election Races Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: demdemhttp://www.pa2012.com/2009/12/why-the-wealthy-candidate-isnt-throwing-a-party/comment-page-1/#comment-6914 demdem Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:28:31 +0000 http://www.pa2010.com/?p=5159#comment-6914 JEP-To paraphrase Marie Antionette "Let them use less!" I know you won't agree, but that's an incredibly bourgeois attitude in the middle of the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression.Didn't occur to you that working families are already making adjustments? C'mon... JEP-

To paraphrase Marie Antionette “Let them use less!” I know you won’t agree, but that’s an incredibly bourgeois attitude in the middle of the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression.

Didn’t occur to you that working families are already making adjustments? C’mon…

]]> By: PoliticsPA’s PA Society Cheat Sheet… | GrassrootsPAhttp://www.pa2012.com/2009/12/why-the-wealthy-candidate-isnt-throwing-a-party/comment-page-1/#comment-6901 PoliticsPA’s PA Society Cheat Sheet… | GrassrootsPA Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:11:37 +0000 http://www.pa2010.com/?p=5159#comment-6901 [...] Philly millionaire Knox won’t throw a party… [...] [...] Philly millionaire Knox won’t throw a party… [...]

]]> By: Brian Klinehttp://www.pa2012.com/2009/12/why-the-wealthy-candidate-isnt-throwing-a-party/comment-page-1/#comment-6892 Brian Kline Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:08:49 +0000 http://www.pa2010.com/?p=5159#comment-6892 JEP, I was not criticizing Hoeffel. Like most candidates running for public office, Hoeffel, Knox and the entire gubernatorial field are targeting voters to save time and resources. That's not pandering, that's smart politics. JEP, I was not criticizing Hoeffel. Like most candidates running for public office, Hoeffel, Knox and the entire gubernatorial field are targeting voters to save time and resources. That’s not pandering, that’s smart politics.

]]> By: JEPhttp://www.pa2012.com/2009/12/why-the-wealthy-candidate-isnt-throwing-a-party/comment-page-1/#comment-6889 JEP Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:24:31 +0000 http://www.pa2010.com/?p=5159#comment-6889 Putting aside the fact that this post is more about this weekend than the race in general, Knox's populist bashing of public utilities may indeed prove beneficial, but to say that Hoeffel is pandering to the affluent (read: elite) is disingenuous. There is real merit to uncapping utility prices: people will realize the true cost of utilities and maybe--gasp!--use less. Then again, maybe only the affluent care about preserving the environment and conserving natural resources. Putting aside the fact that this post is more about this weekend than the race in general, Knox’s populist bashing of public utilities may indeed prove beneficial, but to say that Hoeffel is pandering to the affluent (read: elite) is disingenuous. There is real merit to uncapping utility prices: people will realize the true cost of utilities and maybe–gasp!–use less. Then again, maybe only the affluent care about preserving the environment and conserving natural resources.

]]> By: Brian Klinehttp://www.pa2012.com/2009/12/why-the-wealthy-candidate-isnt-throwing-a-party/comment-page-1/#comment-6887 Brian Kline Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:07:43 +0000 http://www.pa2010.com/?p=5159#comment-6887 Tom Knox and Joe Hoeffel are two candidates running from the Left. Whereas Hoeffel has tailored his message for more affluent liberals living in the voter-rich southeast, Tom Knox is going after the hardscrabble rowhouse voters living in areas like the Lehigh Valley.Everyday issues like gas prices and electric rates weigh heavily on their minds. When PPL electric rate caps begin expiring in early 2010, I believe Knox has some room to grow in the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern PA. His decision to keep a low-profile in NY is smart. Media reports about politicians partying in Manhattan are not received well in places like South Bethlehem or Catasauqua. Tom Knox and Joe Hoeffel are two candidates running from the Left. Whereas Hoeffel has tailored his message for more affluent liberals living in the voter-rich southeast, Tom Knox is going after the hardscrabble rowhouse voters living in areas like the Lehigh Valley.

Everyday issues like gas prices and electric rates weigh heavily on their minds. When PPL electric rate caps begin expiring in early 2010, I believe Knox has some room to grow in the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern PA. His decision to keep a low-profile in NY is smart. Media reports about politicians partying in Manhattan are not received well in places like South Bethlehem or Catasauqua.

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