Former Congressman Nelligan endorses Madeira

By MADEIRA FOR CONGRESS

David Madeira received a key endorsement from former U.S. Congressman and Harveys Lake resident James Nelligan at a fundraiser held at the Westmoreland Club in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Madeira, a conservative Republican, is seeking the 10th Congressional District seat currently held by Chris Carney.

In endorsing Madeira, Nelligan spoke of the current challenges Americans face in preserving their Constitutional freedoms.

“I’m afraid we’re losing our freedom in this country,” Nelligan said. “Certainly…

Toomey sides with Sestak in the ad wars

They’ve already shared the stage in debate twice, and now Pat Toomey and Joe Sestak are once again teaming up against their shared foe Arlen Specter

With Sestak and his supporters

Attacks give Sestak an opportunity to ‘hang a lantern’ on his problems

The first major controversy to emerge from the initial launch of television ads by the Specter and Sestak campaigns is the brouhaha over Sestak’s military career. It basically comes down to this: Sestak is relying on his 31 years of military service to distinguish himself and win the respect of voters, because it is his most compelling characteristic. Specter is employing a clever old political trick by going after his opponent’s biggest strength and trying…

Lehigh Valley officials endorse Wagner

Elected and party officials from the Lehigh Valley endorsed Democrat Jack Wagner for governor on Thursday, giving the state auditor general still more organizational support less than a month before the primary.

State Representative Jennifer Mann was among 11 people backing Wagner. She said his long record of public service “gives him an unmatched understanding of government at all levels.”

“He has served with integrity in a bipartisan manner,” Mann said in a statement. “Jack…

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WAGNER ANNOUNCES ENDORSEMENTS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY

By JACK WAGNER FOR GOVERNOR

ALLENTOWN (Apr. 22, 2010) – Led by State Representative Jennifer L. Mann, 11 elected officials and Democratic Party leaders have announced their endorsement of Auditor General Wagner in his candidacy for Governor.

Joining Representative Mann in endorsing Wagner was:

Rich Grucela, State Representative
Joseph Brennan, State Representative
Andrea Naugle, Clerk of Judicial Records
W. Michael Donovan, Vice President of Allentown City Council
Peter Schweyer, Allentown City…

Sestak to Biden: Smack Specter ‘right square in the chops’

Back in 2008, then-vice presidential candidate Joe Biden had a warning about the kind of “Swiftboat” attacks that helped derail John Kerry’s presidential hopes. “Swiftboating is not going to work this time, and the reason it’s not is, number one, I’m going to smack ‘em right square in the chops,” Biden said at the time.

Now, Democrat Joe Sestak wants Biden to apply that same logic to Arlen Specter.

Sestak on Thursday wrote a letter…

Petition challenges, the GOP & the decline of Philadelphia

I’ve pBut the Philadelphia Republican Party has taken things to a degree I never imagined./p
pA little background here: the Philly GOP doesn’t win many elections and…

Republican Tim Burns Pledges to Privatize Social Security to Secure Endorsement

By THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

Republican millionaire Tim Burns was endorsed by the House Conservative Fund yesterday – a group that only supports candidates who endorse their agenda including privatizing Social Security.  And though it’s not surprising that the out of touch millionaire supports a risky scheme to gamble Social Security benefits on Wall Street, this latest revelation reinforces what we already knew: Burns’ agenda is wrong for Western Pennsylvania.

In addition to endorsing…

An odd thought

Theoretically, but very unlikely: What if Mark Critz wins the special election in the 12th District, but Ryan Bucchianeri wins the primary? This is of course, highly unlikely, but I keep trying to imagine that situation. If your Critz giving a victory speech, what do you say?

“Thanks for the next few months, most of which is recess!”

I also wonder if this could go down as the shortest congressional term in history. I tried…