Hoeffel on his enemies

Joe Hoeffel’s got enemies—and proud to say so.

In the Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s latest Web video (below), Hoeffel runs through a list of the constituencies who disdain him, continuing to position himself as the primary’s most liberal candidate.

“I’m as  proud of the enemies I’ve made through the years as I am with the friends who support me,” Hoeffel says in the 70-second spot.

On abortion? “The anti-choice forces scream at me.”

On gun laws?…

Musings on Murtha—and the political etiquette of death

As a constituent of the long-serving Congressman John Murtha (D-12), I was both shocked and saddened by his recent death.

My colleague here at pa2010.com, Michael Livingston, was probably right when he pThat being said, and with the understanding that the arena of politics can be a cruel environment where the familiar mantra of “the show must go on” takes on a whole new meaning, I was a bit surprised, and put off, by the behavior of some of those considering or announcing a run to fill Murtha’s office./p
pBarbara Hafer a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2010/02/exclusive-hafer-running-to-succeed-murtha/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fexclusive-hafer-running-to-succeed-murtha%2F','announced+her+candidacy')" target="_blank"announced her candidacy /athe day embefore/em Murtha’s funeral. And two days later brought a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10049/1036855-100.stm" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.post-gazette.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.post-gazette.com%2Fpg%2F10049%2F1036855-100.stm','news')" target="_blank">news that Mark Singel had already scheduled a press conference to announce his. Ryan Bucchianeri responded to news of Murtha’s death with a

Poll: Guv race mostly unchanged

Less than three months before the primary, the political landscape in the race for governor remains mostly the same as voters wait to learn more about the candidate, according to a new poll.

The Franklin & Marshall College survey released Wednesday showed Attorney General Tom Corbett with a comfortable lead over state Representative Sam Rohrer (R-Berks) in the GOP primary, while the Democratic contest is still wide open. Corbett leads Rohrer 26 percent to four…

Toomey still leads both Dems with likely voters

Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey is holding onto a comfortable edge with likely voters over both his Democratic rivals, though Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) has closed the gap with all registered voters, according to a new poll.

The Franklin and Marshall College survey released Wednesday showed Toomey beating Senator Arlen Specter 44 percent to 34 percent among likely voters, with 29 percent undecided. In the same group of voters, Toomey would beat 38 percent to…

Specter still leads Sestak by 17

Senator Arlen Specter’s lead over Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) held steady over the last month, with the incumbent still leading his Democratic primary challenger by 17 points three months before the primary, according to a new poll.

The Franklin & Marshall College survey released Wednesday showed Specter winning 33 percent of the vote, compared to 16 percent for Sestak, a margin identical the

The pa2010.com Webcast, Episode 1 Part 2

Hello to all you political junkies out there, and welcome to Part 2 of our first pa2010.com Webcast!

It’s here that we’ll be joined from time to time by newsmakers, opinion leaders and political insiders of every stripe to discuss the issues surrounding the big 2010 elections. Below is part one of our first episode. Log-on throughout the week to see the rest.

Big-time corporate execs to join Toomey at fundraiser

Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey will get help from executives for some of the country’s biggest corporations Wednesday at a fundraiser in Washington.

An invitation to the event hosted by the political action committee for Caterpillar, the construction equipment manufacturer, describes Toomey as “positioned to be one of the most pro-business, pro-growth members of the Senate.” The invitation e-mail, along with a long list of corporate e-mail addresses, made the rounds on the blogosphere late…

The state’s top political news Web site

We’re proud to announce that, just 10 months after pemTechnically Philly /ema href="http://technicallyphilly.com/2010/02/23/ten-philadelphia-competitors-and-their-q1-2010-web-traffic" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://technicallyphilly.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Ftechnicallyphilly.com%2F2010%2F02%2F23%2Ften-philadelphia-competitors-and-their-q1-2010-web-traffic','reports')" target="_blank"reports/a that our traffic, as measured by unique monthly visitors, now edges out other major niche political news Web sites in the state. a href="http://siteanalytics.compete.com/pa2010.com+grassrootspa.com+politicspa.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://siteanalytics.compete.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fsiteanalytics.compete.com%2Fpa2010.com%2Bgrassrootspa.com%2Bpoliticspa.com%2F','The+data')" target="_blank">The data comes courtesy of compete.com. Like it does with most small sites, compete under-reports our traffic…

LEFTOVERS: NEPA unions for Specter, Sestak bests him on environement, Carlineo in ‘Young Guns’

A few items slipped by us earlier in the week.

A couple unions of teachers and firefighters in northeast Pennsylvania endorsed Senator Arlen Specter’s reelection bid. The incumbent’s been picking up a bunch of labor endorsements recently, and the latest came from unions representing almost 2,000 workers. “Senator Specter has a long and outstanding history of supporting firefighters, labor, and working families in out state and nation,” Dave Gervasi, president of the Northeast Pennsylvania Professional…

Watkins dropping out of Lt. Gov. race

Joe Watkins was set to withdraw from the race for Lieutenant Governor Tuesday evening, 10 days after he failed the win the Republican State Committee’s endorsement for the office.

Watkins, who planned to notify state committee members of his decision of an e-mail, was seen by many as the only candidate who could run a viable campaign against the party’s endorsed candidate, Bucks County Commissioner Jim Cawley. In an interview with pa2010.com, he said it’s…