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…

September 14, 2010 at 1:17 pm | Comments (5)

Clinton stumps for Onorato, Sestak

Former President Bill Clinton rolled through the Philadelphia area Monday to boost the electoral hopes of gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato and Senate hopeful Joe Sestak.

The pair of morning stops came as Clinton increasingly plays the role of cheerleader-in-chief for the Democratic Party ahead of the midterm elections. At a rally for Onorato in West Philadelphia, Clinton hearkened back the support he received from the City of Brotherly Love.

“If Philadelphia shows up in this…

September 13, 2010 at 4:29 pm | Comments (5)

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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September 10, 2010 at 11:53 am | Comments (11)

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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September 10, 2010 at 9:00 am | Comments (7)

Onorato ad sticks to reform, revitalization story

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato’s first TV ad of the general election is a 60-second amalgamation of many of the themes and images that made up his winning media campaign in the May primary.

Onorato’s campaign first unveiled the new spot in an e-mail to supporters Wednesday afternoon. The size and scope of the ad buy was not immediately clear. Republican nominee Tom Corbett’s campaign unveiled

September 8, 2010 at 3:54 pm | Comments (0)

RGA moves cash for Corbett

National Republicans moved more than $1.5 million into a Keystone State political action committee this summer, with the goal of helping Attorney General Tom Corbett capture the Governor’s Mansion.

The Republican Governors Association made two transfers from its Wisconsin PAC to its Pennsylvania PAC in July, according to Wisconsin state campaign finance data. A transfer of $20,000 was made on July 6, and another $1.5 million was moved on July 27, according to a recently-filed…

September 8, 2010 at 3:41 pm | Comments (2)

Rasmussen: Corbett leads by 13

Republican Tom Corbett has opened up a 13-point advantage in the race to be Pennsylvania’s next governor, according to a new poll.

pIt matches the largest lead Corbett has held recently, though most polls for weeks have shown the GOP nominee leading by either low low double-digits or high single-digits. Turnout models continue to forecast a higher proportion of Republicans going to the polls in a year when Democrats are expecting losses up and down the ballot. a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2010/08/rasmussen-corbett-up-10/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2010%2F08%2Frasmussen-corbett-up-10%2F','Corbett+led+by+10+points+in+the+same+survey+just+two+weeks+ago')" target="_blank"Corbett led by 10 points in the same survey just two weeks ago/a, and he recently went on the air with a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2010/08/new-corbett-ad-touts-no-tax-pledge/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fnew-corbett-ad-touts-no-tax-pledge%2F','his+first+TV+ad+of+the+general+election.')" target="_blank">his first TV ad of the general election.

The latest survey of 750 likely voters, conducted Aug. 30, had a margin of error of four percent.

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September 1, 2010 at 4:45 pm | Comments (12)

New Corbett ad touts no-tax pledge

A new TV ad from Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett talks up the attorney general’s pledge not to raise taxes—and waves off the bipartisan skepticism that he can keep the pledge.

The ad, unveiled by Corbett’s campaign in an e-mail to supporters Tuesday morning, is his first new TV spot since he cruised to his party’s nomination in the May primary. The size of the first ad buy was not immediately clear, but Corbett started…

August 31, 2010 at 11:15 am | Comments (4)

Corbett up 11 among likely voters, poll says

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Tom Corbett continues to enjoy a double-digit lead among those Pennsylvanians most likely to go to the polls in November, according to a new survey.

The Franklin & Marshall College poll released Thursday found Corbett, the state attorney general, leading Democratic nominee Dan Onorato by 11 points among likely voters, 38 percent to 27 percent. Almost a third of voters remain undecided, according to the poll.

Corbett’s edge is much smaller among…

August 26, 2010 at 9:31 am | Comments (1)

Onorato sees a flip-flop in Corbett’s tax pledge

Democrat Dan Onorato on Wednesday aggressively called into question his GOP rival’s pledge not to raise taxes as governor, pointing out contradictory statements given by Tom Corbett’s campaign about the specifics of the pledge.

During a conference call with reporters, Onorato noted that Corbett’s campaign told Capitolwire ( p“Yesterday, Tom feels some heat from the media and now the pledge includes fees, while in March it didn’t,” Onorato said. “Every time he feels a little pressure he changes his point of view. I have no idea what he stands for, no idea what the pledge means.”/p
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August 25, 2010 at 2:18 pm | Comments (1)