Fitzpatrick’s first ad recalls cancer survival

Shortly after he was bounced out of office in 2006, Republican Mike Fitzpatrick was diagnosed with colon cancer. As he seeks to recapture the seat he lost in the 8th Congressional District, Fitzpatrick is using his first TV ad to share his story of surviving that cancer.

“You get a new perspective on life, when you almost lose it,” a narrator says in the 30-second spot. “A cancer survivor, Mike Fitzpatrick gives thanks for every…

Labor targets Toomey, Pa. House races in mail campaign

A huge direct-mail campaign by the umbrella labor group AFL-CIO has Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey in its crosshairs, along with four GOP challengers in Pennsylvania congressional races.

The campaign,

Cantor raising cash for Meehan

The man who stands to become House Majority Leader if Republicans prevail in November is boosting the campaign coffers of 7th District nominee Pat Meehan.

Eric Cantor, the Virginia representative who is currently Minority Whip, will headline a fundraiser for Meehan Sept. 21 in Philadelphia.

Both Meehan and Democratic nominee Bryan Lentz have received significant support from their respective party leaders throughout the last year in the competitive, open-seat race. Meehan was on of several…

Congressman Toomey Contradicts His Own Claims on Earmark Requests

By SESTAK FOR SENATE

MEDIA, Pa. – After weeks of trying to disguise his position on Social Security and shade his position on eliminating all taxes for big corporations at the expense of the middle class, Congressman Toomey contradicts his own position on earmarks.

For months, the Toomey campaign has been saying that Congressman Toomey stopped taking earmarks after his first term in Congress. Yet, a report in the Allentown Morning Call Saturday revealed that…

Murphy pollster sees tight race

Just weeks before he goes up against the man he bounced out of Congress in 2006, Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8) is locked in a dead-heat contest. That’s according to his campaign pollsters, who see Murphy holding on a narrow, four-point lead over Republican Mike Fitzpatrick that sits within the margin of error.

Pollsters Jefrey Pollock & Joe Hickerson of the Global Strategy Group described the results of a mid-August survey in a poll memo authored…

Clinton will rally Onorato supporters

For the second time in just over a month, former President Bill Clinton is stumping for Dan Onorato.

Clinton will headline a rally on Monday for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate. The rally is scheduled for 11 a.m. at 52nd and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia. Gov. Ed Rendell is also expected to attend.

The former president, his party’s go-to campaign surrogate this election cycle, headlined a fundraiser for Onorato Aug. 10.

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New Sestak ad highlights Navy service

The latest TV ad from Democratic candidate Joe Sestak focuses on the military career of the man whose campaign often makes a point of referring to him as “Admiral.”

The new 30-second spot, his campaign’s second of the general election cycle, says Sestak, a former Navy Admiral, has “lived his life” by the values of “duty” and “service.” It credits him with “standing up to the bosses in both parties.”

See the ad below. It…

Rendell exempts Corbett, Toomey from ‘wackos’ comment

Gov. Ed Rendell said this week that the GOP is being taken over by “wackos” and “fruit loops.” But he says he wasn’t talking about Pennsylvania’s statewide candidates.

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Social media and social responsibility

This weekend, a minister in Florida was planning to burn copies of the Koran. This provocative plan garnered a lot of attention and condemnation, eventually leading to the church canceling the event. However, maybe more notable is the fact that the a church with only 50 members is getting national and world attention at all. That is the new reality of new media.

YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and the growing penetration of access to the Internet…

Retired general to stump for Lentz

A retired Army General who served in Iraq will hit the campaign trail next weekend with former Army Ranger and current congressional candidate Bryan Lentz.

Retired Major General Paul Eaton will headline the Vets for Lentz kickoff event next Saturday afternoon in Upper Darby. Lentz, a Democrat, is running against Republican Pat Meehan and independent Jim Schneller in the 7th District.

Eaton headed up operations to train Iraqi troops shortly after the 2003 invasion, and…