LEFTOVERS: Toomey on Kagan, Onorato on tone, Lentz & Trivedi add staff

Pat Toomey turned some heads last year when he voiced his support for Sonia Sotomayor’s ascension to the Supreme Court. But the GOP Senate nominee isn’t biting on President Obama’s latest nominee.

Toomey said Monday that if he were in the Senate, he would vote against Elena Kagan. Writing in a Full Story

Barack? Nah, Sestak would rather have Michelle on the trail

It remains to be seen how hard the White House will push for Democratic Senate nominee Joe Sestak, the congressman who ran against his party. But if the White House does send someone to campaign in Pennsylvania, Sestak says he’d rather have the First Lady than the president.

“[Barack Obama] has offered to come and I went down to the White House and said absolutely, but I said, what I really want, my number one…

Pennsylvania’s long-running, one-act play

All sorts run for governor of Pennsylvania. There have been mayors, prosecutors, congressmen, judges, state legislators, businessmen, statewide elected officials, and even a lieutenant governor or two. Most have been qualified; a few perhaps have not. Most have been men; a very few have been women. Most have been career politicians, but occasionally private citizens have been candidates.

But there is one sort that never seeks the governorship of Pennsylvania—a sort that arguably is among…

A Burns Web link draws a print rebuke

There are few things in politics that garner as little attention as the news feed on a campaign Web site, where candidates highlight favorable press coverage. But a link on Republican Tim Burns’ Web site has drawn criticism from Democrats and a more formal rebuke from the a high-profile GOP supporter of his opponent.

pBut it is her contention near the end of the post—and the campaign’s decision to highlight it—that has drawn some criticism. In the post, Rager seems to imply the residents of the western Pennsylvania district aren’t hard-working. “I DO AGREE that ‘Tim isn’t one of us’ from the standpoint [that] he’s a very hardworking individual with courage and a fire in his heart which MANY OF US, unfortunately, LACK,” Rager wrote./p
pMark Pasquerilla, the wealthy Crown American CEO and registered Republican who made waves by backing Critz, took out a href="http://www.pa2010.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/pasquerilla-ad.pdf" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F07%2Fpasquerilla-ad.pdf','an+ad+in+Sunday%22s+Tribune+Democrat')" target="_blank">an ad in Sunday’s Tribune Democrat to vent his anger.

“Mr. Burns,” Pasquerilla writes in the ad, “please stop disrespecting the…

Joe Sestak Lays Out Clear Choice in Senate Race

By SESTAK FOR SENATE

HARRISBURG, PA – Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Joe Sestak addressed the stark contrast between the philosophies that he and his opponent, Congressman Pat Toomey, would apply in the Senate, specifically discussing his practical approach to create jobs and focus on the middle class as the engine of our economy. Speaking at the monthly Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon, Joe described the values he gained during 31 years in the military, where “there’s…

Lentz launching 25-stop economy tour (Updated)

Democratic congressional hopeful Bryan Lentz is set to spend the next few months focusing on jobs, jobs, jobs.

Lentz’s 7th District campaign said Monday that the state Representative is embarking on a 10-week, 25-stop “economic listening tour” that will take the candidate to local businesses and town-hall style forums. The tour will begin Tuesday at New Way Air Bearings, a company that manufactures parts for flat-screen televisions.

The tour comes as candidates up and down…

Lentz to Kick Off Ten-Week, 25-Stop Economic Tour on Tuesday

By LENTZ FOR CONGRESS

Springfield, PA – Representative Bryan Lentz, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, announced he will be launching a ten-week, 25-stop economic listening tour on Tuesday to gather proposals and ideas from local business leaders and members of the work force about encouraging job growth in the region.

The tour, which will run throughout the months of August and September, will include stops at local businesses in some…

Onorato Endorses Public Integrity Commission, Emphasizes Reform

By ONORATO FOR GOVERNOR

PITTSBURGH: Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dan Onorato announced his support today for a proposed Public Integrity Commission that would serve as an independent, non-partisan body to investigate ethical abuses across state government.

The proposal for a Public Integrity Commission, which would replace the existing Ethics Commission, was announced this morning by a bipartisan group of House members. The 7-member commission would come from a list of names nominated by law school deans,…

Kelly says loans will spur other donors

Candidates who write themselves checks often have a hard time raising money from others. Republican congressional hopeful Mike Kelly says that won’t be the case for him.

So far, at least, it has been. Kelly, a Butler car dealer,

Corbett’s team doing just fine?

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