Congressman Toomey Frantically Defends False Attack Ads

By SESTAK FOR SENATE

MEDIA, Pa. – As reported today by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (2 television stations to pull ad critical of Sestak) WPGH and WPMY in Pittsburgh decided Wednesday to stop airing an attack ad by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce aimed at Admiral Joe Sestak. Joe’s opponent, Congressman Toomey, is rushing to the defense of the advertisement, launched by a wealthy and ultra-conservative interest group from outside Pennsylvania. The ad is full of…

Dahlkemper sitting on more than $1M

Less than four months before Election Day, Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) has more than $1 million in the bank.

That’s a war chest about 10 times the size of pDahlkemper, a freshman, raised about $280,000 between April 29 and June 30, according to a href="http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00440271/480825/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://query.nictusa.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nictusa.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fdcdev%2Fforms%2FC00440271%2F480825%2F','campaign+finance+data')" target="_blank"campaign finance data/a. She’s raised $1.5 million since capturing the seat in 2008, and has spent relatively lightly this cycle, finishing last month just over the $1 million mark./p
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Onorato stays on the attack

It’s been almost a week since Republican Tom Corbett made what is now widely considered the first high-profile gaffe of the gubernatorial race when he pAnd with the attorney general’s campaign seemingly struggling to effectively push back against the criticism, the week-long…

Internal Barletta poll has him up big

An internal poll commissioned by Republican Lou Barletta’s campaign has the Hazleton mayor holding a big lead in his third run for Congress.

A poll memo describing the survey,

Meehan Concerned by Philadelphia Immigration Proposal

By MEEHAN FOR CONGRESS

DREXEL HILL, PA – Former U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan today announced his serious concerns with the proposed termination of the City of Philadelphia’s agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that provides immigration authorities with the ability to access city arrest records to aid in its efforts to identify and deport convicted criminal illegal aliens.

“As U.S. Attorney, my office worked to keep our streets safe by helping to deport…

Carney’s has more than 70 times opponent’s cash

Congressman Chris Carney’s advantage in the money race is simply enormous, an edge of magnitude, not degree.

The 10th District Democrat finished June sitting on more than $792,000. Carney’s second-quarter campaign finance report had not yet been published online early Thursday afternoon, but the numbers were provided to pa2010.com by his campaign.

That’s more than 71 times the money held by Republican Tom Marino; the former U.S. Attorney finished June with just over $11,000 in…

Marino low on cash; only $11K on hand

A late start, a contested primary and slow fundraising has left Republican Tom Marino in a tight financial spot a few months before Election Day.

Marino, a former U.S. Attorney running in the 10th Congressional District, raised about $84,000 between April 28 and June 30, according to newly-filed

Stations pulling chamber ad, as Sestak & Toomey clash over Pelosi allegiance

At least as far as two Pittsburgh TV stations are concerned, 100 percent means 100 percent, and the health care law wasn’t really a government takeover.

Both WPGH and WPMY are pulling

Corbett Campaign Caught In Lies

By ONORATO FOR GOVERNOR

PITTSBURGH: Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Corbett’s campaign continued to try to sidestep the candidate’s repeated belief that “the jobs are there” but unemployed Pennsylvanians would rather “sit there” and collect benefits than go back to work, even as the campaign’s false statements were unmasked by the media yesterday.

On Friday, Corbett told Pennsylvania Public Radio that: “People don’t want to come back to work while they still have unemployment…. The jobs…

Kelly raises little, but keeps kicking in his own cash

Republican Mike Kelly pKelly loaned his campaign another $250,000 in May and June, according to newly-filed a href="http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00474189/480436/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://query.nictusa.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nictusa.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fdcdev%2Fforms%2FC00474189%2F480436%2F','campaign+finance+data')" target="_blank"campaign finance data/a. Most of the loans were made before he captured the party’s nomination to take on Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3). But his latest loan of $75,000 was made on June 30, the day the latest FEC reporting period closed. Kelly has now cut checks to his campaign totaling $415,000./p
pThat money has made up the bulk of Kelly’s fundraising, both before and after the primary. His campaign collected less than $50,000 in outside contributions between April 29 and June 30. After spending heavily in the crowded primary, Kelly finished June with about $103,000 in the bank./p
pDahlkemper’s quarterly campaign finance report had not yet been published early Thursday morning, but the freshman lawmaker is expected to carry a healthy cash advantage into the November election./p
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