Meehan makes radio buy to lambaste Pelosi visit

Republican Pat Meehan is taking to the radio to highlight House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s impending Philadelphia visit on behalf of Democratic opponent Bryan Lentz.

Meehan’s 7th District congressional campaign was set to begin airing a 60-second spot on local radio stations Thursday, including KYW and WPHT, the popular talk-radio channel. The ad, set as a circus-style announcement of Pelosi’s visit, will air for a couple days.

“The Nancy Pelosi political circus is coming to town,”…

Message to Liberal Congressman Joe Sestak: Voting with Nancy Pelosi 97% of the Time is Not Much Less Liberal than Voting with Pelosi 100% of the Time

By TOOMEY FOR SENATE

Allentown – Congressman Joe Sestak doesn’t want Pennsylvanians to know just how often he votes with liberal champion Nancy Pelosi.

According to an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today, Congressman Sestak is trying to force television stations to remove a Chamber of Commerce ad detailing his votes with liberal Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.  The ad states that Congressman Sestak has voted with Nancy Pelosi 100% of the time, which…

Congressman Toomey: ‘Bagman’ for ‘Club for Greed’

By SESTAK FOR SENATE

MEDIA, Pa. – Congressman Pat Toomey proves once again how close he is to Wall Street as he continues to take campaign donations from the Club for Growth, a Washington special interest group that represents Wall Street corporations and argues for tax breaks for the wealthiest at the expense of the middle class.

As the former president of the Club for Growth who has taken nearly $5 million throughout his career…

Marino wants nine debates

Republican Tom Marino is on the attack in the 10th Congressional District, all but demanding Congressman Chris Carney’s (D-10) participation in nine, one-hour debates. The Marino camp says the debates will turn the race into a true battle of ideologies, one that would inherently favor a Republican in the conservative-leaning, northeast Pennsylvania district.

Marino’s debate challenge came in a letter to Carney’s campaign, accompanied by e-mail blasts to supporters and the press.

The letter, written…

Sestak, Toomey dead even in new poll

Democrat Joe Sestak’s primary surge has brought him all the way into a dead heat against Republican Senate rival Pat Toomey, according to a new poll.

The Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday showed Sestak and Toomey each garnering 43 percent of the vote, with just about 12 percent of voters still up for grabs. Sestak trailed a hypothetical matchup with Toomey by eight points about a month before his primary win, and by two points…

Towne says he’s got the signatures

Jake Towne, the independent candidate in the 15th Congressional District announced Wednesday that he and his volunteers have collected enough signatures to place him on the ballot alongside Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15) and Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan.

“We still have some work to do verifying and notarizing some of the signatures,” Towne told pa2010.com. “We have over 6,000 now, and will probably between 7,000 and 8,000 by the time we file.”

As an independent, Towne…

IT’S NO “GAFFE”. CORBETT SAID IT BEFORE

By ONORATO FOR GOVERNOR

PITTSBURGH: The Corbett campaign’s ongoing effort to downplay GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Corbett’s statement that “the jobs are there” but Pennsylvanians would rather just “sit there” on unemployment is at sharp odds with the candidate’s actual record.

Facing new questions about whether Corbett’s comments indicate that “Tom Corbett is simply not ready for prime time,” as the Harrisburg Patriot-News reported, and with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette noting that “the Republican’s post-primary road…

AMNESIA WATCH: Is Congressman Fitzpatrick Confused About His Own Immigration Record?

By MURPHY FOR CONGRESS

(Bristol, PA) – In recent days, former Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick has again assumed that voters in the 8th district have amnesia – this time on immigration.

Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick now claims to support the new Arizona law, but he voted against nearly identical legislation while he was in Washington. The legislation he voted against would have given state and local authorities the ability to detain illegal immigrants in the course of…

LEFTOVERS: Chamber hits Sestak, Stupak aids Dahlkemper, labor endorsements

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Internal Meehan poll shows Republican in strong position

An internal poll conducted for Republican Pat Meehan’s congressional campaign shows the former U.S. Attorney in a strong position to win the fiercely competitive 7th District race against Democrat Bryan Lentz.

The survey, described in a poll memo provided to pa2010.com by a Meehan campaign adviser, appeared to contain few surprises. Meehan is significantly better-known than Lentz in the Delaware County district, after years on the local political scene and a stint as district attorney.…