Marino says he can’t release DOJ letter, as report indicates it doesn’t exist

Tom Marino’s story just got a lot harder to sell.

After being pressured for weeks by reporters, a radio host and his opponent, the former U.S. Attorney who’s running for Congress said Friday that he isn’t authorized to release a Department of Justice letter in which he claims he was given permission to serve as a reference for a businessman’s gaming application—even as his office was investigating the same businessman. But less than two hours…

Dahlkemper ad blasts Kelly as ‘multi-millionaire’

A new TV ad from Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) strikes a decidedly populist tone, deriding Republican challenger Mike Kelly as a “multi-millionaire” who will help other wealthy Americans “at the expense of families like yours.”

The 30-second spot is the first time Dahlkemper has gone negative in her campaign against the Butler car dealer. The ad first began airing Thursday in the northwest Pennsylvania district, which is currently No. 3 on the pa2010.com Full Story

Murphy Refuses to Join Blue Dogs’ Call Against Higher Taxes

By FITZPATRICK FOR CONGRESS

LEVITTOWN, Pa-Today, after touring Fiberglass Technologies in Levittown, Mike Fitzpatrick renewed his call for Congressman Murphy to join thirty-one moderate Democrats who have called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to extend all the tax cuts currently set to expire on January 1, 2011.

“A recession is not the time to raise taxes on anyone,” said Fitzpatrick, “more and more Democrats in Congress are recognizing this economic reality.  Unfortunately, Congressman Murphy isn’t…

Altmire on the football field

The latest TV ad from Congressman Jason Altmire (D-4) features the sophomore huddling with constituents on a football field opining on his votes and his political philosophy.

“There are a lot of people in Washington that aren’t happy with me right now,” Altmire says in the 30-second spot, which began airing earlier this week. “But my job is to do what’s right for folks here.”

Altmire, who faces Republican Keith Rothfus in his bid for…

AD WATCH: Dahlkemper sticks to the basics

When Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) pBut in a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2010/09/dahlkempers-second-ad-talks-jobs/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fdahlkempers-second-ad-talks-jobs%2F','her+second+ad')" target="_blank">her second ad, the northwest Pennsylvania freshman sticks to the facts. The claims she makes are accurate. And she only barely misses out on our top score because she hasn’t yet had a chance to back up her immigration stance with a vote. We find that her ad merits a score of MOSTLY ACCURATE.

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AD WATCH: Landing punches in the 15th

Both Republican incumbent Charlie Dent and Democratic challenger John Callahan used their first TV ads of the 15th Congressional District campaign to go directly at each other.

Callahan’s first ad depicts Dent as a friend of Wall Street over Main Street, a familiar message this year. Dent’s first spot hits Callahan for having supported property tax increases and pushing a sales tax increase. Both commercials omit information to paint a more simplistic picture than actually…

On the trail, Lentz learns of shipbuilding

PHILADELPHIA—Democrat Bryan Lentz took an early-morning tour of the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard here Friday, soaking up some pointers about how he can best encourage job creation if elected to Congress this year.

The south Philadelphia stop was the 22nd of Lentz’s 10-week, 25-stop economic tour. Lentz, a two-term state lawmaker who’s running for the open seat in the 7th District, has visited businesses and held town halls during that time. Republican nominee Pat Meehan has…

New anti-Toomey ad plays the Bush card

Democrats are using a new TV ad to paint Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey as a staunch ally of former President George W. Bush.

The latest 30-second spot from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee opens: “Are you ready to turn back the clock? Pat Toomey is.” The ad goes on to note that Toomey supported Bush on tax, budget and Social Security policies. It also features a clip of Toomey calling Bush a “fabulous president.”…

Fitzpatrick Votes Against Jobs, Now Complains About Economy

By MURPHY FOR CONGRESS

(Fairless Hills, PA) – Former Commissioner Mike Fitzpatrick refused to support workers and manufacturers despite having not one, but two chances to provide tax incentives for industrial development in Lower Bucks County. First he voted no, then he didn’t vote at all.

Fellow former County Commissioner Sandy Miller joined Patrick Murphy and workers on Friday to remind Bucks County voters of Fitzpatrick’s refusal to support job-growth measures like the business tax…

Pennsylvania’s wacko winners

Tom Corbett and Pat Toomey, the GOP’s candidates for governor and U.S. senator this year, respectively, are likely emitting collective sighs of relief.

Earlier this month,