Poll: Corbett leads guv race by 7

Thanks to plurality support from independents, Republican Tom Corbett holds a seven-point edge over Democrat Dan Onorato in the race to be Pennsylvania’s next governor, according to a new poll.

The Quinnipiac University survey released Tuesday showed beating Onorato 44 percent to 37 percent, with about 18 percent of voters still undecided. While that margin is mostly unchanged from two months ago, the latest poll adds to a growing body of data indicating that Corbett’s…

Political courage needed on Wall Street reform

A recent conference report vote on the Wall Street reform legislation provides a key distinction between Pennsylvania’s congressional Democrats and Republicans that should be duly noted by voters this November.

The legislation, the American Financial Stability Act of 2010, begins to combat key catalysts of the 2007-2008 economic meltdown. The bill makes many unregulated derivatives transparent and sold on an exchange, forces banks to spin off CDS (Credit Default Swap) operations, and implements new rules…

New Mideast policy group aims opening salvo at Sestak

A new conservative pro-Israel group formed to oppose President Obama’s Middle East policies has decided to aim its first shot at Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7).

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Clinton might campaign for Onorato

Former President Bill Clinton is coming to Pennsylvania to stump for gubernatorial hopeful Dan Onorato—maybe.

Onorato’s campaign on Monday had to tamp down rumors of an impending visit by the 42nd president, after state Senator Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery)

Corbett says he didn’t mean to sound ‘insensitive’

Hammered by Democrats from Harrisburg to Washington, Republican Tom Corbett said Monday that it wasn’t his intention to be “insensitive” when he said last week that some Pennsylvanians are purposefully staying jobless to collect unemployment benefits.

“People are perceiving it as insensitive,” Corbett told Capitolwire in an interview. But while he acknowledged to the subscription news service that he “wasn’t clear and complete” enough in his original remarks, the attorney general and his campaign didn’t…

Corbett’s Remarks–Barletta’s Silence

By KANJORSKI FOR CONGRESS

WILKES-BARRE, PA – Days after Republican Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett shockingly said that Pennsylvanians are purposefully remaining unemployed so that they can continue collecting unemployment benefits, Congressman Kanjorski’s campaign calls on Mayor Lou Barletta to denounce those comments.

“Does Barletta agree or disagree with Corbett?  We deserve to know. Mayor Barletta should repudiate Corbett’s comments,” Kanjorski campaign spokesman Ed Mitchell, said.

“Corbett’s comments showed him to be grossly…

Sestak’s bro invokes Navy service for small business flap

After Joe Sestak and Pat Toomey spent a week pRichard Sestak, the Democratic congressman’s brother and campaign director, e-mailed reporters Monday objecting to a statement from Toomey’s campaign. Richard Sestak rarely talks to the press on the record, but apparently felt moved to do so after Toomey’s campaign a href="http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20100709_Toomey__Sestak_stake_out_small-business_mantle.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.philly.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Flocal%2F20100709_Toomey__Sestak_stake_out_small-business_mantle.html','The+Inquirer')" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.philly.com']);return…

Holden has more than $880K on hand

Congressman Tim Holden (D-17) is closing in on a million bucks for his reelection bid.

Holden raised about $213,000 between April 29 and June 30, according to recently filed

Barletta claims $500K raised, ahead of ’08 pace

Republican Lou Barletta says he’s ahead of where he was last time around in the fundraising game.

Barletta’s 11th District congressional campaign said Monday that it has raised more than half-a-million dollars since entering the race late last year. More details will be disclosed in campaign finance reports filed later this week. But the campaign said it was on the right track to beat incumbent Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11), after falling short against him in…

Meehan says he raised more than half-a-million last quarter

Republican congressional candidate Pat Meehan continues to raise money at fast clip.

Meehan, a former U.S. Attorney, said Monday that he raked in more than $500,000 in campaign cash between April 29 and June 30. The exact numbers won’t be available until campaign finance reports are filed later this week, but Meehan’s campaign said he has now raised more than $1.6 million in his bid for the 7th District seat being left vacant by Democrat Joe Sestak. The campaign said it has more than $1 million in the bank.