Dahlkemper on the tax-cut fence

Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) hasn’t yet decided where she stands on what looks to be the most contentious political debate of the midterm election season—whether or not to extend all of the Bush tax cuts.

With many Democrats voicing hesitation to allow any of the tax cuts to expire, and other saying the tax cuts for the wealthy should lapse, Dahlkemper passed on a chance this week to make clear where she stands. Republicans are…

LEFTOVERS: Revisiting Toomey’s attack, endorsements, a live TV debate

A day after Republican Senate candidate

Interesting tid-bit from that Fox poll

Considering that Senate candidates Joe Sestak and Pat Toomey can’t stop arguing about who’s more extreme, we were intrigued by this one data point buried in

Gerlach starts TV campaign (Updated)

The first TV ad for Congressman Jim Gerlach’s (R-6) reelection campaign was set to hit airwaves Tuesday, a person familiar with the ad buy told pa2010.com.

The 30-second spot, released by Gerlach’s campaign Wednesday after pa2010.com first reported the ad buy Tuesday, paints Gerlach as an independent advocate for taxpayers, while saying Democratic challenger Manan Trivedi is pushing a “far-left agenda that’s wrong for taxpayers.”

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Poll: GOPers still ahead in statewide races

Republicans Pat Toomey and Tom Corbett continue to lead the race for Senate and governor, respectively, but paths to victory remain for the Democratic candidates, according to a new poll.

The Fox News survey released Tuesday showed Toomey leading Democrat Joe Sestak by six points, 47 percent to 41 percent. Seven percent of likely voters remain undecided, and four percent prefer another candidate, according to the poll. Toomey’s relatively modest lead—the margin of error is…

Dent’s #1 Priority is supporting an agenda that Raises Retirement Age & Gambles Social Security on Wall Street

By CALLAHAN FOR CONGRESS

COLLEGE HILL, PA. – In last night’s opening debate, the difference between Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan and Congressman Charlie Dent became crystal clear. During the debate, Congressman Dent endorsed an agenda that would gamble Social Security on Wall Street and raise the retirement age to 70. Dent stated “I will vote for John Boehner” for Speaker, and said it was “the most important vote” of the next Congress. Callahan disagreed stating…

Tom Corbett—all about the profits

The Marcellus Shale is one of the greatest economic development opportunities in the history of Pennsylvania. Aside from its tremendous potential to produce energy, it represents an enormous foundation for job creation. According to the state Department of Labor and Industry, the Marcellus Shale could produce 4,397 jobs directly and a total of 15,609 ancillary jobs.

But where is GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett on making sure that those jobs to go to Pennsylvanians? He’s…

Clyburn to raise cash for Lentz, Trivedi

The third-ranking Democrat in the House is coming to Philadelphia to help boost the campaign coffers of congressional candidates Manan Trivedi and Bryan Lentz.

Congressman James Clyburn (D-SC), the Majority Whip, will be headlining a fundraiser for the two candidates Sept. 26 in Philadelphia.

Trivedi, who is running in the 6th District, and Lentz, who’s battling for the open seat in the 7th District, have already formed a joint fundraising committee. The event with Clyburn…

Simple rules are business friendly

Last weekend I was in Philadelphia’s Chinatown for the grand opening of a new restaurant, and I ran into several of the Asian community’s business leaders. While partaking in some wonderful Chinese food, I also got several servings of what makes business difficult for this predominantly immigrant community—they are the same things that make doing business difficult for all businesses, whether immigrant, new or established.

By making rules, regulations, paperwork, taxes—the chi of any bureaucracy—simpler,…

Murphy’s first ad hits Fitzpatrick on jobs

Facing a rematch with the man he bounced out of Congress four years ago, Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8) is using his first TV ad to argue that Republican Mike Fitzpatrick never looked out for working-class voters in the first place.

“As a congressman, Mike Fitzpatrick took care of everyone but you,” Murphy says in the 30-second spot unveiled by his campaign Tuesday.

Political insiders and forecaster increasingly see a tight race in the Bucks County…