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WEDNESDAY LEFTOVERS: More Dems for Specter, NRCC promotes Meehan, Knox talks agriculture

Senator Arlen Specter keeps racking up support from his new party. His campaign on Wednesday announced 45 new members of its advisory committee, essentially a list of supporters that now tops 300. Among the notable additions are five members of Philadelphia City Council, including Council President Anna Verna; three mayors, including Meadville Mayor Richard Friedberg; and four state representatives, including Thaddeus Kirkland (D-Delaware).

“I am grateful to these outstanding rank and file leaders of our Party for giving me their support,” Specter said in a statement. “2010 is off to a great start and I know we will continue to build even more strength as the campaign progresses.”

Meanwhile, the National Republican Congressional Committee gave a little boost to the not-so-young member of its “Young Guns” program, former U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan. As the 7th District race looks increasingly competitive, the NRCC said Meehan had reached “contender status.”

“Pat Meehan has already proven that he will be a formidable candidate by meeting the Young Guns program’s rigorous goals and is well on his way to building a winning campaign and putting this seat back in the Republican column,” NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions said.

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokesman Shripal Shah wasted no time shooting back.

“The only thing Pat Meehan is gunning for is a return to the Bush/Santorum ways of the past that got our economy into this mess in the first place,” Shah said. “While voters want to turn the page on those policies that created record deficits and skyrocketing unemployment, Meehan’s candidacy represents nothing but a giant step backwards.”

Lastly, give Tom Knox some credit—the Democratic candidate for governor has talked about policy early and often. His latest was a policy paper on agriculture, in which he called for increased funding to the state Department of Agriculture, incentives for crop insurance and agriculture marketing initiatives.

“Pennsylvania agriculture is not just an important economic engine; it is also a “way of life” for many farming families in the state,” Knox said in a statement. “The family farm remains a central part of many state communities. Farming, as a way of life, permits families to spend time working together and underscores the importance and value of planning, hard work, character, and caretaking.”

January 6, 2010 at 5:00 pm

--Dan Hirschhorn

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