Archive for February, 2010
Why Jack Wagner’s the best choice for Pa. Dems
The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is in the midst of a vigorous primary election to succeed Gov. Ed Rendell. Unlike
Full StoryBuchanan clashes with radio host over Wecht case, tells him to ‘shut up’
Former U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan on Thursday got into a heated discussion with a Pittsburgh radio host about her handling of the high-profile prosecution of pathologist Cyril Wecht, at one point seeming to threaten the host with a defamation suit.
The on-air confrontation came after KDKA 1020‘s Marty Griffin had interviewed Wecht, who Buchanan prosecuted for allegedly misusing his office of county coroner for private gain. Those charges were eventually dropped, and political insiders…
Full StorySestak claims White House made a job offer to nudge him from Senate race
Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) said Thursday that the White House had offered him a job in the federal government last summer, a claim that, if true, would be the most direct Democratic efforts to talk Sestak out of challenging Senator Arlen Specter disclosed to date.
Sestak made the claim during a
Full StoryLEFTOVERS: More on the 12th, Cook downgrades Kanjorski, Rohrer on the ‘rebellion’
The pieces are almost done coming together in the 12th Congressional District. Friend-of-the-site Alex Roarty pAlex also tells us that state Representatives Jeff Pyle (R-Indiana) and Dave Reed (R-Indiana), as well as state Senator Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), are no longer in the picture. And emThe Daily American/em a href="http://www.ourtownonline.biz/articles/2010/02/18/somerset_news/news/local/news115.txt" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.ourtownonline.biz']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourtownonline.biz%2Farticles%2F2010%2F02%2F18%2Fsomerset_news%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fnews115.txt','reports')" target="_blank"reports/a that Westmoreland County Commissioner Tom Ceraso is beginning to circulate petitions to get on the primary ballot as a Democrat./p
pWith the key players seeming to be mostly determined, we’ll offer up our take on the current field soon. Stay tuned also for a deeper look into how both parties will be picking their candidates for the special election to finish the late Congressman John Murtha’s term./p
pMeanwhile, emCook Political Report/em has downgraded Congressman Paul Kanjorski’s (D-11) chances of winning reelection, changing a href="http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-02-18_13-58-05.php" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.cookpolitical.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cookpolitical.com%2Fcharts%2Fhouse%2Fcompetitive_2010-02-18_13-58-05.php','its+forecast')" target="_blank">its forecast in the 11th District from “likely Democratic” to “leans Democratic.” This will surely be played up by Kanjorski’s primary opponent, Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O’Brien, who has been making an electability argument a central part of his campaign argument.
And underdog conservative candidate for governor Sam Rohrer had something to say about GOP chairman Rob Gleason’s
Full StoryChesCo commish endorses Trivedi
Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone backed Manan Trivedi for Congress on Thursday, giving the Reading physician the support of another high-level county Democrat before the local party meets to make an endorsement in the 6th District race this weekend.
“Manan was born and raised in this district, the son of factory workers,” Cozzone said. “He knows what our working families are going through in these tough times,” Cozzone said in a statement. “Southeastern Pennsylovania needs…
Full StoryChester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone Endorses Trivedi
By TRIVEDI FOR CONGRESS
WEST CHESTER, Pa – Days before Democrats from Chester County meet to endorse candidates for the May 18th primary, Manan Trivedi received a major boost to his congressional bid for the 6th district nomination. The highest ranking Democrat in county office, Commissioner Kathi Cozzone has endorsed the physician and Iraq War veteran, giving Trivedi a strong tailwind moving into the Feb. 20 convention.
Cozzone, first elected to the Board of Commissioners…
Full StoryChesCo GOP chair rallying support for Gerlach
The leader of the Chester County GOP voiced strong support for Congressman Jim Gerlach’s (R-6) reelection bid on Thursday and sought to unify the party behind the incumbent two days before it makes a formal endorsement on Saturday.
“Jim Gerlach has served Chester County with distinction throughout his career,” chairman Skip Brion said in a statement. “As our congressman since 2002, Jim has proven his commitment to the families, taxpayers and seniors in the 6th…
Full StoryGOP files FEC complaint against Callahan
The state Republican Party has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accusing Democrat John Callahan of violating campaign finance law by using his mayoral campaign committee to pay for background checks totaling close to $10,000.
The Callahan campaign conducted background checks on the candidate himself last year while he was considering a run for Congress. Callahan, the mayor of Bethlehem, used money from his local campaign account to pay for the background checks…
Full StoryDoherty: State Senate a ‘unique’ opportunity
Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty formally dropped out of the race for governor Thursday morning, saying that a run for the state Senate seat being vacated by Minority Leader Bob Mellow was a way for him to work on the same policy issues he had hoped to tackle as the state’s executive.
“Having grown up here in Scranton as one of 11 kids and now raising six kids of my own, I’ve long been committed to…
Full Story12th District notes: A Singel annoucement, Cernic interested, Bucchianeri still in
Two more Democrats appear to be leaning toward a run in the 12th Congressional District.
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