Rendell: Sestak ‘lost a lot of credibility’ by not saying he’d support Specter

Pennsylvania’s Democrat-in-Chief pounded Joe Sestak Monday morning, leveling sharp criticism at the congressman’s refusal to say he would support Senator Arlen Specter should the incumbent prevail in their bitter primary battle on Tuesday.

Gov. Ed Rendell, during an interview on MSNBC‘s “Morning Joe,” took Sestak to task for

May 17, 2010 at 10:42 am | Comments (25)

LEFTOVERS: Rendell lauds Williams, MoveOn backs Sestak, Lasher for Kelly

His efforts to publicly stay neutral aside, everyone assumes that Gov. Ed Rendell has a horse in the Democratic primary to succeed him, and that that person is Dan Onorato. So heads were turned Friday when Rendell had such effusive praise for Onorato’s chief rival, Anthony Williams. After Williams and Senator Arlen Specter were formally endorsed by the Philadelphia Black Clergy, Rendell, full story

May 14, 2010 at 10:49 pm | Comments (19)

Rendell stumping for Specter Friday night

President Obama won’t be coming to town, but Arlen Specter still gets the guvnah.

Gov. Ed Rendell will headline a Specter campaign rally Friday night in Philadelphia. It’s all about get-out-the-vote, with plans to organize ward maps and phone-bank sheets in preparation for a big weekend of city canvassing.

The event is at 7:15 at the local IBEW hall on Spring Garden Street.

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May 14, 2010 at 11:15 am | Comments (34)

Wagner fires back at Rendell

Auditor General and gubernatorial hopeful Jack Wagner was quick to respond to cries of hypocrisy from Gov. Ed Rendell Wednesday, defending his record of fiscal responsibility, complimenting the governor on his recent weight loss and saying that Rendell clearly has a horse in the race.

Wagner’s comments, in a Harrisburg news conference and a campaign statement later, came after Rendell had lobbed criticism at Wagner and Tom Corbett, the state Attorney General and GOP front-runner…

May 12, 2010 at 11:09 pm | Comments (5)

A Hardball Senate race

Chris Matthews, that colorful MSNBC commentator who had himself mulled a run for Senate in Pennsylvania, instead got to host some of the players in the Democratic primary on “Hardball” last week.

Gov. Ed Rendell played the part of Arlen Specter supporter. Sestak called in over the phone and—surprise, surprise—was once again pressed on the issue of releasing his military records.

Check it out below.

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May 10, 2010 at 1:29 pm | Comments (31)

Rendell endorses Saidel for Lt. Gov.

Gov. Ed Rendell formally endorsed Jonathan Saidel for Lieutenant Governor on Tuesday night, saying “Philadelphia would not have turned around in the 90s without Jonathan Saidel’s leadership.”

The endorsement, delivered by a video message during a campaign fundraiser in Philadelphia, put the full weight of the state’s Democratic Party behind Saidel’s candidacy. Rendell’s support had largely been assumed for months—the two are longtime allies, and the state party endorsed Saidel on a standing voice vote…

May 5, 2010 at 8:00 am | Comments (3)

Rendell still bearish on Sestak

The polls are clearly closing in Democratic Senate candidate Joe Sestak’s favor, but Gov. Ed Rendell isn’t changing his political forecast: he’s still betting on his friend Arlen Specter to win on May 18, and win big.

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May 4, 2010 at 4:33 pm | Comments (25)

Rendell: Dems are ‘cowering behind the shower curtains’

Grant Gov. Ed Rendell this much: He tells you what he thinks.

During a panel discussion hosted by The Week Tuesday night, Rendell had some harsh words Republicans—but plenty of criticism for his fellow Democrats, too.

“I don’t think we have a battle for our soul—I think we have lost our soul,” he said,

April 21, 2010 at 12:02 pm | Comments (18)

Liberal group wants information on Corbett health care suit; Rendell says drop it

The blow-back against Attorney General Tom Corbett’s decision to join a suit trying to block health care reform legislation continued Thursday, with a liberal group saying it would file Right to Know requests seeking more information on correspondence that led to the lawsuit and Gov. Ed Rendell reiterating his call for Corbett to cease his involvement in the suit.

The group Keystone Progress said Thursday evening that it would file two Right to Know requests,…

March 26, 2010 at 12:16 pm | Comments (19)

Rendell says Sestak will still ‘get killed’

Gov. Ed Rendell hasn’t changed his political forecast in the Senate race.

Rendell, who last year said that Joe Sestak would “get killed” if he decided to run against Arlen Specter, is sticking with that prediction two months before the primary.

“He has, in my mind, no chance to win,” Rendell said during a recording of

March 16, 2010 at 2:25 pm | Comments (26)