Clinton: Sestak ‘knows how to solve problems’

SCRANTON—Former President Bill Clinton talked up his party’s Senate candidate at a campaign rally here Tuesday, even as Joe Sestak himself was stuck in Washington because of a House vote on federal aid to state governments.

Clinton was in town as part of a busy campaign day in the Keystone State, which includes fundraisers for congressional hopeful John Callahan and gubernatorial nominee Dan Onorato. But his appearance for Sestak, a former defense policy adviser in…

Lentz: Meehan feels ‘threatened’ by Schneller

Democrat Bryan Lentz on Tuesday called his Republican opponent’s ballot challenge against a third-party candidate “dishonest,” saying that independent Jim Schneller is a legitimate candidate who has left Republican Pat Meehan feeling “threatened.”

The comments from Lentz were some of his first substantive remarks about Schneller and Meehan since news broke that Full Story

An anti-incumbent year? Only if we enact reform

By its very nature, being an incumbent legislator offers significant advantages over challengers. Name recognition is high, they know what talking points worked originally and they are in a position to cut favors for people. Just U.S. House races, incumbent reelection rates never dipped below 70 percent—and that was during the Jacksonian Era of America.

Up until 1900 though, we still managed to turn over about a third of the House of Representatives every election…

Burns gets a new campaign chief

Almost three months after the May special election, Republican Tim Burns finally has a new campaign manager.

Burns’ campaign announced on Tuesday that Jake Parsons will be heading up things for the general election rematch against Congressman Mark Critz (D-12), who beat Burns in the special election. Parsons most recently managed a congressional race in Oklahoma, and the campaign said he “has served campaigns at all levels in various leadership roles developing a broad and…

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I’m excited that we’ve got some new bloggers at pa2010.com.

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Meet the newest bloggers for pa2010.com

With the clocking ticking away until Election Day, pa2010.com is proud to introduce the two newest members of our distinguished, on-site blogosphere.

Adam Lang is a Republican activist and former ward leader in Philadelphia, as well as chairman of of policy group Full Story

Veterans respond to Marino attacks

By CARNEY FOR CONGRESS

CLARKS SUMMIT – Tom Marino disparaged military veterans this week through attacks against Congressman Chris Carney’s Navy Reserve service and showed a fundamental lack of understanding of the strict code of ethics and rules followed by members of the Armed Forces. Marino did so by questioning the Department of Defense Directive on Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces. Congressman Carney returned home Sunday from a stint on active duty,…

Meehan campaign dishonest in sponsoring Schneller ballot challenger

By LENTZ FOR CONGRESS

Springfield, PA – Today state Representative Bryan Lentz, the Democratic nominee for Congress in the 7th congressional district, condemned Republican Pat Meehan for sponsoring a dishonest challenge of tea party candidate Jim Schneller’s place on the ballot in November.

In a statement this week, the Meehan campaign called the Schneller campaign a “sham candidacy,” but the facts indicate otherwise.

Schneller has been actively campaigning since November of 2009[1], even participating in…

New Toomey ad says ‘Washington is failing’

The latest TV ad from Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey continues his campaign’s drive to blame Democratic opponent Joe Sestak for the rising national debt.

The 30-second spot, unveiled by the campaign Tuesday, criticizes the financial bailouts and the economic stimulus package, noting that Sestak “voted for all of it.”

“We can have a booming economy if we end the bailouts and stop the runaway spending,” Toomey says in the ad, “reduce taxes for workers…

A school choice governor?

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett recently made headlines by announcing his support for full-fledged school choice in Pennsylvania. Democrat Dan Onorato has also expressed support for school choice, particularly the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC). A school choice governor will be a welcome change from the past eight years, during which Gov. Ed Rendell and his allies worked to stymie educational options.

Parental demand for school choice is growing. According to a recent Pew Study,…