Toomey outraises Sestak, but cash situation remains murkier

Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey continued to raise cash at a prolific pace last quarter, smashing his previous best as he kept turning heads with his growing prowess in the money race. But Democratic opponent Joe Sestak also enjoyed impressive fundraising success after dispatching Arlen Specter in the May primary.

And with Toomey already on the air, polls showing forecasting a close race and the candidates’ respective parties confronting different spending scenarios in the Keystone…

Lentz Calls on Meehan to Renounce Corbett’s Slur Against Pennsylvania Workers

By LENTZ FOR CONGRESS

Media, PA – Bryan Lentz, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, was joined by members of the Building Trades today as they called on Pat Meehan to renounce Tom Corbett’s statement that construction workers were avoiding work in order to remain on unemployment.  Corbett made the comments last Friday while explaining his opposition to extending unemployment benefits.

“Pennsylvania has some of the hardest working people anywhere, and…

Meehan Supports Extension of Federal Unemployment Benefits

By MEEHAN FOR CONGRESS

DREXEL HILL, PA – Republican Pat Meehan, candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania 7th
District, said today that he supports extension of federal unemployment benefits by Congress.
But Meehan also noted that some of the policies before Congress supported by Bryan Lentz
are only hurting efforts to create jobs and put people back to work.

“The policies and uncertainty coming out of Washington, supported by Bryan Lentz and
…

Toomey Out-Raises Sestak by over $1 Million

By TOOMEY FOR SENATE

Allentown – U.S. Senate candidate and former small business owner Pat Toomey broke a new fundraising record for the second quarter of 2010 and out-raised his opponent Congressman Joe Sestak by over $1 million.  Pat raised $3.1 million and the campaign has $4.65 million cash on hand.

Since Pat’s announcement of his candidacy in April 2009, he has raised $10.3 million from over 54,000 contributors.  Pat has outraised his previous first…

Barletta hitting the airwaves Wednesday

Lou Barletta is set to take his third campaign against Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11) to TV.

Barletta, the Republican mayor of Hazleton, will begin airing his first TV ad of the cycle on Wednesday, his campaign said. The 30-second spot highlights Barletta’s tenure as mayor. And while it doesn’t mention Kanjorski by name, the incumbent’s face flashes across the screen as a narrator asks: “Do we want more negative political attacks, or a proven leader…

Lou Barletta to air first TV ad

By LOU BARLETTA FOR CONGRESS

Hazleton, PA – The congressional campaign for Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta announced today that it would begin airing its first television ad on both network and cable stations starting Wednesday, July 14.

The 30-second spot highlights Mayor Barletta’s accomplishments and the tough stances he has taken as mayor.

Mayor Barletta said, “Our strong fundraising efforts have allowed us to begin our TV campaign sooner than expected. Paid media is a…

Why is Tom Corbett Not Telling the Truth?

By ONORATO FOR GOVERNOR

PITTSBURGH: Responding to relentless criticism of his comments on Friday that “the jobs are there” but Pennsylvanians would rather just “sit there” on unemployment than go back to work, Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Corbett’s campaign yesterday tried a different approach: lying to change the subject.

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

A fundraising correction

The second FEC quarter can be confusing, because it’s actually less than a quarter of a year. Officially, it refers to the day after the pre-primary reporting period closes (April 29) and the end of June. But campaigns sometimes also refer to the second quarter as the actual second quarter of the year, April 1 through June 30.

In the case of one recent story, we got a little confused, so there’s a correction below.…

Staffing up, Lentz readies a change of campaign manager

As he staffs up considerably for the homestretch before Election Day, Democrat Bryan Lentz is getting ready to switch campaign managers.

Vincent Rongione, who has run Lentz’s 7th District congressional campaign for more than seven months, is transitioning to a general consulting role. Rongione told pa2010.com he’s making the switch because he’s moving out of Pennsylvania for personal reasons. Kevin McTigue, who was recently hired as political director, will be taking over as campaign manager, while Rongione will continue to play a role in political strategy and big-picture public relations.

Altmire has more than $1.4M in the bank

Congressman Jason Altmire (D-4) is enjoying a huge advantage in campaign cash as he seeks reelection to a third term.

Altmire raised almost $300,000 in May and June, finishing the reporting period with more than $1.4 million in cash on hand, according to newly filed