Gingrinch to campaign for Burns this week

The architect of the s0-called Republican Revolution is coming to western Pennsylvania this week.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is set to headline a fundraiser for GOP 12th District hopeful Tim Burns on Thursday, The Tribune-Review

Hoeffel pounces on a pro-life group’s Onorato claim

Democrat Joe Hoeffel this this week seized upon a news report that gubernatorial rival Dan Onorato was sending a campaign aide to an event sponsored by an organization that opposes abortion rights—a news report that was quickly struck down by the Onorato campaign but nonetheless underscored the challenge Onorato has faced in explaining his stance on abortion rights.

The hit from the Hoeffel campaign was prompted by an article in the The York Dispatch, which…

The Admiral hits an iceberg

According to sage Yogi Berra, “it’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”

Nevertheless, we boldly made one about a year ago appraising incumbent Congressman Joe Sestak’s primary race against born-again Democrat Arlen Specter. We ended the p style="padding-left: 30px;"emToday the Admiral (Sestak), despite his many assets, looks less the prospective giant killer and more the kamikaze mission recruit. He might fool us all.…

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Rohrer seizes on Corbett’s ‘living document’ comment

Republican gubernatorial front-runner Tom Corbett turned some heads last weekend when he referred to the Constitution as a “living document”—and conservative underdog Sam Rohrer took notice.

The state Representative took to YouTube to draw a contrast between himself and the state attorney general, on an issue that can often light a fire under the conservative grassroots. “Let me respectfully but unequivocally disagree on all counts,” Rohrer says in a Web video.

Corbett made his comments…

Fitzpatrick profiled

Yes, we all know that I work for Republican congressional candidate Mike Fitzpatrick.

But this time I’m just being the messenger.

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Pelosi hosting DC fundraiser for Critz

Democrat Mark Critz continues to get fundraising help from the big guns.

In the wake of Vice President Joe Biden’s Pennsylvania visit on behalf of the 12th District hopeful, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is holding a fundraiser for Critz Tuesday in Washington, CQ Politics

LEFTOVERS: Dog lovers for Wagner, black clergy for Specter, RLC for Diamond, Murphy’s money

There were a few statewide endorsements that slipped by us recently.

Auditor Jack Wagner’s gubernatorial candidacy was backed by the Pennsylvania League of Humane Voters. The endorsement, announced Monday, was apparently given during a news conference Saturday in Lancaster. “The Pennsylvania chapter’s endorsement is based on Jack Wagner’s love for animals and his respect for our work,” the group said in a statement. “We also appreciate his support for several of our key issues, including…

pa2010.com turns 1 today

Exactly one year ago on Monday, a political news Web site burst onto the Pennsylvania political scene. Yes, loyal readers, it’s been a year since pa2010.com hit the ground running, and save for a few moments of nostalgia, we’ve tried our best to never look back. During that time, more than 150,000 people have come to the site, serving up more than 1.5 million page views.

But beyond the numbers, we’ve built a community of…

Your statewide advertising update

We continue to keep a close eye on what’s happening on the airwaves here at pa2010.com Central.

The nugget of news early this week is that Senator Arlen Specter’s ad buy has now extended to network TV in the Philadelphia media market. After starting in Pittsburgh last week—and cable in Philly—the 30-second spot embedded below ran repeatedly during the Monday morning news cycle, and on all three major broadcast networks. A quick review of the…