Those GOPers who passed on a run vs. Toomey

It’s interesting to look at what’s happened to two of the people people Pennsylvania Republicans were eyeballing last year to

August 4, 2010 at 9:37 am | Comments (6)

Could Gerlach’s exit actually make things easier for Dems?

With Jim Gerlach pBut is that really the case?/p
pSure, Corbett has had to do little to garner media attention during his run for the state’s highest office, thanks to his now three-year long—with no end in sight—“Bonusgate”…

January 8, 2010 at 10:57 am | Comments (5)

Jane Orie worried that a Senate run would have hurt sister’s judicial bid

The word on the street is that Jane Orie’s short-lived exploration about a 2010 U.S. Senate bid was indeed shut down quick due to concern about potential damage her sister’s judicial race.

In other words: If

July 18, 2009 at 1:37 pm | Comments (0)

Santorum denies rumors of involvement in Senate recruiting

Rumors have been swirling this week that former Senator Rick Santorum was the key player in bringing

July 14, 2009 at 12:42 pm | Comments (2)

Orie says she won’t run against Toomey

State Senator Jane Orie (R-Allegheny) said Monday that she would not run for U.S. Senate next year, removing yet another name from the list of possible GOP challengers to Pat Toomey and making it more likely that Toomey will emerge from the primary largely unscathed.

In a statement, Orie, who had reportedly

July 13, 2009 at 6:06 pm | Comments (6)

Wanted: Democrats for Lt. Gov.

The list of Republicans mulling a run for Lieutenant Governor reads like a GOP variety show, with more than a dozen candidates of every stripe lining up to play second fiddle to their party’s gubernatorial nominee. They include party mainstays, rising stars, political unknowns and everything in between.

But at this still-early stage, the Republicans are mostly alone in the field. Only one Democrat has said he is likely to run, and while others have been mentioned as viable, a deluge of Democratic candidates in to the race seems unlikely anytime soon.

So why are Democrats lukewarm to the contest?

April 19, 2009 at 6:10 pm | Comments (1)