Onorato says ticket with Conklin is ‘progressive’

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PITTSBURGH—By most measures, the Democratic ticket for governor is a relatively conservative one by party standards—both gubernatorial nominee Dan Onorato and running mate Scott Conklin reside on the right flank of the party’s political spectrum on social issues like abortion.

But Onorato says he’s not worried about any trouble exciting the Democratic base.

“We’re one of the more progressive tickets out there,” Onorato told pa2010.com during

Sestak says he’s a staunch supporter of Israel

PHOENIXVILLE—A few days after Republican Senate nominee Pat Toomey voiced his support for Israel, Democrat Joe Sestak echoed the sentiment, calling himself a strong supporter of the country without weighing on the specifics of a p“I’m a staunch supporter of Israel,” Sestak told empa2010.com/em Saturday during a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2010/06/ofa-kicks-off-midterm-campaign-drive-video/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fofa-kicks-off-midterm-campaign-drive-video%2F','an+Organizing+For+American+rally+here')" target="_blank"an Organizing For American rally here/a. “In fact I’ve been there 8 times. … The ambassador of Israel…

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OFA kicks off midterm campaign drive (VIDEO)

PHOENIXVILLE—Less than two years after he leaned on a community-organizing-style effort to win the White House, President Obama and the political organization born out of his campaign are set for their biggest electoral test to date: the midterm elections.

Organizing for America, Obama’s arm of the Democratic National Committee, kicked off their 2010 efforts in earnest this weekend, with events throughout the country that brought candidates and volunteers together to begin the difficult work of…

Poll: Corbett up 16 in guv race

Five months before the general election for governor, Republican Tom Corbett is holding a comfortable 16-point lead, according to a new poll.

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LEFTOVERS: Jobgate lives, Malek troubles, Fitzpatrick on Israel, Meehan tours

the White House seems to have offered actual jobs to Colorado Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff. So, Gov. Ed Rendell had some conversations with Rahm Emanuel about keeping that pesky, can’t-possibly-win-a-primary Joe Sestak out of the Pennsylvania Senate race.

Meanwhile, Republicans might have run…

Murphy’s money man will run reelection race

Facing a familiar foe, Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8) has selected a familiar face to head his campaign for a third term.

Tim Persico, who was Murphy’s finance director in 2006 and 2008, has been tapped as the Congressman’s campaign manager this time around. Persico most recently was on the finance team for Dan Onorato’s gubernatorial campaign.

“I am proud to have been a part of that team, and have greatly enjoyed my time on the…

Double-Edged-Sword: Is Sestak good or bad for Bryan Lentz?

Joe Sestak’s come-from-behind win in last month’s Senate primary has Democrats in his Delaware County home base excited for November, but it’s also left them to quietly mull over something of a political riddle during the slow summer months: Is this good news or bad news for Bryan Lentz?

Lentz, a two-term state Representative, is the party’s nominee to succeed Sestak in the 7th Congressional District, and he faces a tough race against former U.S.…

Retired generals push candidates on Gitmo closure

PHILADELPHIA—With President Obama’s self-imposed deadline to close the Guantanamo Bay prison having long since lapsed, a group of retired military officers is making a hard pitch to Pennsylvania congressional candidates that shutting down the terror prison is the only way to begin restoring American’s image in the world.

The group, which includes three retired generals and one retired Navy admiral, has been talking to candidates and journalists from a downtown hotel here. Working in conjunction…

Will Charlie Dent tell group with Anti-Jewish ties to stop running Pro-Dent TV commercials in the Lehigh Valley?

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BETHLEHEM, PA. – Yesterday the Washington Post ran a damning expose on one of the wealthiest and most powerful Republican operatives inside the Beltway. Fred Malek, the former special assistant to President Richard Nixon, was in charge of identifying and documenting Jewish employees in the Bureau of Labor Statistics. New documents which the Post recently obtained confirm that Mr. Malek was also directly involved in removing Jewish employees despite his previous…