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Catching up…

I’ve been taking a brief vacation from Pennsylvania politics, and am leaving for a real vacation next week. But I wanted  to get in a few comments before I left.

• Things looks even worse for the Democrats, in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, than I had thought. Instead of moving back to the center, Democrats have pretty much doubled down on their liberal agenda, like shoppers who know the store is closing and have to cram in every last purchase while they still can. That kind of approach, coupled with anemic economic growth, doesn’t bode well for November.

• While the GOP has a big advantage, it is always possible to blow it. Tom Corbett’s remarks about unemployment are a great example of this phenomenon. The next time Corbett wants to try out his theories of economic behavior, he should call Rick Santorum on a private line, and leave it out of his speeches.

• Joe Sestak letting J Street defend him from the charge of being anti-Israel is a little bit like Shirley Sherrod calling Michael Steele for help with the NAACP. Better to attract attention to something he’s good at, like naval strategy or bashing Arlen Specter. Wait, Specter isn’t running any more, is he?

See you in a week or two.

July 27, 2010 at 10:45 am

--Michael Livingston

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