Hoeffel wins a straw poll

In a gubernatorial primary that some Democrats say is short on true progressives, Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel might be the darling of that crowd.

That’s if you believe an admittedly “very unscientific” straw poll released by Keystone Progress Tuesday.

In the survey of over 1,000 progressive activists, Hoeffel, the former Congressman who is considering a run, won about 35 percent of the vote. State Auditor General Jack Wagner was in second with about 22…

September 15, 2009 at 1:23 pm | Comments (22)

Gubernatorial talk from Doherty builds

After weeks of quiet chatter, it’s now clear that Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty is indeed considering a run for Governor next year.

Doherty has been flying high since

July 18, 2009 at 1:48 pm | Comments (5)

Five Democrats who could shake up the Governor’s race

For months, Democratic insiders have looked at their party’s field for Governor and asked: “Is this it?”

And that was before Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham full story

July 8, 2009 at 2:14 pm | Comments (16)

Shapiro may run for Lt. Gov.

State Representative Josh Shapiro (D-Montgomery) is being encouraged to dive into the relatively empty Democratic field for Lieutenant Governor, and when Harrisburg’s contentious budget negotiations are over, he may do just that, a Democrat close to Shapiro told pa2010.com.

“It’s something he will look at seriously,” the Democrat said on condition of anonymity because Shapiro hasn’t made any decision. Shapiro, the Democrat added, is not currently making moves toward the race, and will not consider…

July 8, 2009 at 8:00 am | Comments (5)

Saidel’s head start in Lt. Gov. race growing formidable

As the first candidate by far to pSaidel, a former Philadelphia City Controller, already has a campaign war-chest of more than half-a-million dollars, political consultants working on his behalf and he recently netted the…

July 7, 2009 at 11:03 am | Comments (2)

Remembering the last time Doherty thought about Congress

In looking into speculation that Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty pIn July 2007, emGort42/em wrote of an e-mail he got implying that Doherty was a href="http://gort42.blogspot.com/2007/07/chris-doherty-for-congress.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://gort42.blogspot.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fgort42.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fchris-doherty-for-congress.html','Check+out+the+old+post+here')" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://gort42.blogspot.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fgort42.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fchris-doherty-for-congress.html','preparing+a+run')" target="_blank">preparing a run against Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11). It was mostly speculation that didn’t pan out, but it’s a good reminder that Doherty has had bigger ambitions for sometime.

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May 27, 2009 at 8:58 am | Comments (0)

After an electoral sweep, Doherty eyes higher office

Scranton Mayor Chis Doherty pulled off an unusual Election Day coup this month when the Democrat won his party’s nomination for reelection while also winning the Republican nomination as a write-in candidate. Now, the popular mayor is rumored to be eyeing bigger things, with potential runs for Congress or Lieutenant Governor in the mix.

If he runs for Congress, he could find himself a surprisingly crowded primary field against Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11). Lackawanna County…

May 27, 2009 at 8:47 am | Comments (0)