Archive for April, 2010
LEVTOVERS: Biden stumps, another 12th District fact-check, an endorsement for Madeira
Vice President Joe Biden was in town to campaign for Arlen Specter on Friday, and that meant political theater all around. Inside the rally at Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport, pOutside, a…
Full StoryPike: This is all about beating Gerlach
See a video clip below of 6th District Democratic hopeful Doug Pike’s closing remarks during a
Full StoryThe new GOP generation?
I don’t live in the 4th Congressional District, but I am near enough to get an up-close-and-personal view of what transpires amongst the candidates, including
Full StoryTrivedi: My profile makes me the best candidate
See a video clip below of 6th District Democratic hopeful Manan Trivedi’s closing remarks during a
Full StoryIn debate, Pike and Trivedi share a common foe
SINKING SPRING—Democrats Doug Pike and Manan Trivedi agreed on quite a bit during a debate here Saturday afternoon, but perhaps shared no opinion more strongly than this: Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6) has to go.
“Both of us would be head and shoulders above the very weak representative that we have now,” Pike said during the debate, which was part of the day-long Berks Progressive Summit.
Trivedi, a Reading doctor, and Pike, a former Inquirer editorial…
Full StoryThe 12th: A race to watch
For those of you in Pennsylvania politics you have been living under a rock these past few weeks, it’s time to start brushing up on a race that is already in the spotlight of national news networks, newspapers and political junkies from all over the nation: the special election in southwestern Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District.
First of all, this race is about the candidates. Our Republican candidate, Tim Burns, is the right leader to go…
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Tim Holden (D)
Central Pennsylvania, including Harrisburg and all of Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties
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