Kanjorski staffer may have violated ethics rules

Washington staffers for Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11) provided a list of legislative interns to the longtime incumbent’s campaign, a disclosure that comes on the eve of his primary battle against Corey O’Brien and may amount to a violation of House ethics rules.

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Onorato’s closing argument: ‘The strongest record’

With the Democratic primary for governor just hours away, closing arguments from Dan Onorato and

An Onorato response ad

After

Clinton cuts a call for Critz

A day after pThe calls, funded by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, are part of the party’s final efforts to hold the western Pennsylvania seat in the special election succeed John “Jack” Murtha./p
p“Like Congressman Jack Murtha before him, Mark’s top priority will be to create jobs in western Pennsylvania, and he’ll always stand up for seniors and the middle class,” Clinton says in the call./p
pCritz faces Republican Tim Burns in Tuesday’s special election, and the race is ranked No. 1 on the a href="http://www.pa2010.com/congressional-power-rankings/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2Fcongressional-power-rankings%2F','pa2010.com+Congressional+Power+Rankings.')" target="_blank"empa2010.com/em Congressional Power Rankings./a/p
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The pa2010.com army is ready to deploy

The hour is fast approaching, political junkies! Polls open for the primaries in less than 24 hours. With the big day upon us, we wanted to tell you a little bit about the vast amount of original reporting you can expect get pa2010.com throughout Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning.

As returns come in, pa2010.com will have at least 16 reporters on the ground in at least 13 different cities across Pennsylvania. We’ll also have…

Rain could be a primary concern for Specter

There’s a 60 percent chance of rain on Tuesday. And if water ultimately does fall from the sky when primary voters are going to the poll, that might spell trouble for Senator Arlen Specter.

The Republican-turned-Democrat is counting on a large turnout in Philadelphia, especially in heavily black neighborhoods. The City of Brotherly Love already has a history of low turnout in midterm elections, and performs even worse in the rain. In what virtually every…

Report: White House preparing for Specter loss

On the eve of the Democratic Senate primary, it appears that the White House and President Obama are getting ready for the possibility that their horse might not make it across the finish line.

Bob Schieffer, the chief Washington correspondent for CBC, appeared on the local Philadelphia affiliate Monday morning, and said administration officials have told him on background that “the White House is preparing for a specter loss and that the president doesn’t want…

Endorsements

For the primaries, I’ll be making two different endorsements for each race: one for who’s the most electable, one for who I think will do the best work for Pennsylvania.

PA SENATE, DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

ELECTABLE: Sestak
BEST CHOICE: Specter

PA SENATE, REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
ELECTABLE: Toomey
BEST CHOICE: Toomey

PA GOVERNOR, DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
ELECTABLE: Wagner
BEST CHOICE: Wagner

PA GOVERNOR, REPUBLICAN PRIMARY:
ELECTABLE: Corbett
BEST CHOICE: Corbett

And for the Lt.…

Williams’ closing argument: ‘I’m frustrated too’

With the Democratic primary for governor just hours away, closing arguments from Anthony Williams and Dan Onorato have arrived.

Both have new campaign ads that began airing in recent days, spots which seek to recap their and wrap up the rationale behind their candidacies.

Williams’ ad, which began airing late last week, emphasizes the need for lower taxes, betters schools and job creation.

“During the course of this campaign, I’ve met with parents and grandparents…

Erie leaders back Jack

By WAGNER FOR GOVERNOR

ERIE (May 17, 2010) – Five elected officials and Democratic Party leaders in Erie County have announced their endorsement of Auditor General Wagner in his candidacy for Governor:

Florindo Fabrizio, State Representative
Patrick Harkins, State Representative
Kyle Foust, Chairman, Erie County Council
Fiore Leone, Vice Chairman, Erie County Council
Ian Murray, DNC Member
“I am humbly grateful and honored to have the support of these fine…