Poll: Toomey leads Sestak by seven

With excitement from last month’s primary having died down, Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey now leads Democrat Joe Sestak by seven points, according to a new poll.

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In cheaper media market, war chest could give Dahlkemper early edge

On paper, Kathy Dahlkemper may be the most vulnerable House Democrat in the state, a freshman hailing from a conservative area who cast difficult votes in favor of health care reform legislation. But as she prepares for a challenge from Republican nominee Mike Kelly, Dahlkemper has at least two advantages: lots of campaign cash, and the fact that it doesn’t cost too much to deploy that money on TV in the 3rd Congressional District.

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Trivedi gets a new fundraiser

Fresh off a big primary win but facing a steep uphill climb in the money race, Democrat Manan Trivedi has hired a new finance director.

Tyler Cole, who most recently was the deputy finance director for Chris Doherty’s gubernatorial campaign, began working on Trivedi’s 6th District race this week. He has also worked for congressional candidate Mary Jo Kilroy and senate candidate Jennifer Brunner, both in Ohio. Megan Wood, who was the campaign’s finance director…

Kelly ready to ante up more cash against Dahlkemper

Republican Mike Kelly loaned his campaign more than $300,000 in the months leading up to the 3rd District primary. And now that he’s emerged from last month’s crowded GOP field, the Butler car dealer is expecting that fundraising will become a much easier task—but he’s still fully prepared to invest more of his own cash in the race to unseat Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3).

“A lot of respect was generated all around during that dog-fight…

Corbett Flip-Flops On Stimulus Funding

By ONORATO FOR GOVERNOR

PITTSBURGH: Tom Corbett is learning a hard lesson this week: what you say matters, policy matters – and that people are paying attention when you pander.

Yesterday, Corbett’s campaign was caught flip-flopping on whether he supports term limits – he didn’t until Dan Onorato called him out on it, and now he does.

And now it comes out that Corbett, who once said he wouldn’t have accepted any of the stimulus…

LEFTOVERS: Obama & Sestak, Halliburton & Toomey, generals in Pa., Romney endorsements

There was apparently some intrigue on Wednesday when Joe Sestak wasn’t one of the elected officials who joined pSestak was on the other end of the state, but there were early conflicting accounts as to whether…

Marino hopes to be discharged from hospital Thursday (Updated)

Former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino said Wednesday that he was “resting comfortably” in a northeast Pennsylvania hospital after

Obama blasts Republicans in Pa. visit, GOP fires back

PITTSBURGH—President Obama used a brief visit here Wednesday to challenge Republicans more directly than at anytime before in his presidency, accusing the GOP of cozying up to Big Business and obstructing any efforts to deal with the economic downturn he inherited.

As November approaches, leaders in the other party will campaign furiously on the same economic argument they’ve been making for decades,” Obama said at Carnegie Mellon University. “Fortunately, we don’t have to look back…

Dem poll shows Sestak up 7

Another poll has Democratic Senate candidate Joe Sestak enjoying an early lead over Republican rival Pat Toomey.

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Marino in hospital after car crash

Former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino was in the hospital Wednesday after a car crash on Tuesday night.

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