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LEFTOVERS: Marino highlights NEPA support, Hoeffel’s Web ad
On the day his latest primary opponent officially got into the race, former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino said he had won the unanimous support of the GOP’s northeast regional caucus during its meeting last weekend.
Informal vote tallies that emerged after the caucus meeting Saturday did not include votes for a congressional endorsement, but the timing of Marino’s statement seemed intended to deflect at least some attention from Luzerne County chiropractor Dave Madeira’s former campaign roll-out. Snyder County Commissioner Malcolm Derk is also seeking the Republican nod to take on Congressman Chris Carney (D-10).
“Tom Marino is the right person to lead rural northeast Pennsylvania and he understands that tax and spend policies that have been supported by President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Chris Carney will not be the antidote to improve our sluggish economy,” Rose Ann Gaetano, a state committee member from Lackawanna County, said in a campaign statement.
Meanwhile, Democrat Joe Hoeffel unveiled what his gubernatorial campaign said was its first Web ad. The 53-second spot, which you can see here, seeks to highlight his record on health care.
“Unlike most of the other people in this race,” Hoeffel says, “I’m not taking any money from the big insurance companies, because Pennsylvania deserves a governor who will make the insurance companies cover our citizens, not cover their tracks with campaign contributions.”
February 9, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Tags: Chris Carney, Dave Madeira, Joe Hoeffel, Malcolm Derk, PA-10, Tom Marino
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NEPA GOPer
Feb 9th, 2010
Marino has been going around since he got into the race saying he has the support of Republican leaders… Not so. He may have received the votes of the State Committee members but that doesn’t mean that the Republican primary voters are going to throw their votes away on a candidate with a shady past who will be crushed by Carney.
Derk or Madeira are much better choices for the GOP. Both have political experience but are not being pushed by the establishemnt.
David Diano
Feb 9th, 2010
I liked the Hoeffel ad, but the cuts to profile shot are “jarring” and don’t seem to fit in with the rest of the video. Were they re-shot and inserted?
Other than that, it was a strong video.
leftylucie
Feb 9th, 2010
I like that Joe came out swinging with this ad. The Governor really undercut him at the State Committee meeting in order to bolster Onorato. If they had not brought Williams in, the second round would have featured Joe versus Wagner and that would have been fun. It was clear that Onorato is a flop as a campaigner even within the party and needs the Governor and his backroom moves to keep him afloat. Joe can still take this nomination by taking it to the voters.
contactsport
Feb 10th, 2010
Hoeffel may not have the money Onorato has, but he is a leader on the issues. It was striking to hear all 5 candidates for Governor talk about Single Payer healthcare, 3 of the 5 indicating they would sign such legislation if if came to their desk-2 weeks ago, only Joe was in support!! Also on the Marcellus Shale issue, Joe was the only candidate to point out the unintended consequences of the polluted water used to extract the natural gas-everyone else looks at the cash cow-joe actually thinks about the consequences of our actions-the voters definitely need to hear from Joe, and I hope his lack of financial resources won’t hamper that effort
Double07
Feb 10th, 2010
Wouldn’t it be great if the best person for the job was actually elected Governor, not simply the candidate with the most money and/or the backing of party insiders? Joe has the best experience. He also has stands on the issues that are most inline with a majority of Dems. He is clearly the most qualified guy. In the general, he’ll be the candidate who draws a clear distinction from Corbett. Everytime I hear Dan and Jack talk they sound like Republicans!