Meehan up four points in new poll

Republican Pat Meehan is holding a narrow four-point lead over Democrat Bryan Lentz just weeks before Election Day, in the latest indication that the 7th Congressional District remains fiercely competitive.

In a Monmouth University poll released Thursday, Meehan garners 49 percent of likely voters, compared to 45 percent for Lentz. Just seven percent of voters are undecided or prefer another candidate. The survey was the first public poll taken of the open-seat race in suburban…

October 7, 2010 at 3:10 pm | Comments (45)

Avoiding Schneller, Meehan skips a debate

Citing the presence of a conservative third-party candidate, Republican Pat Meehan has backed out of the last scheduled debate in the competitive 7th Congressional District.

Meehan’s campaign decided to skip the Oct. 14 debate hosted by the League of Women Voters after the group said it would allow independent Jim Schneller to participate. Schneller has not been involved in previous debates between Meehan and Democrat Bryan Lentz. full story

October 5, 2010 at 12:16 pm | Comments (20)

Lentz & Meehan agree on Israel—not much else

HAVERTOWN—It was a relatively tame display of two candidates expressing their solidarity with and support for Israel and its its security. But as the focus shifted to economic policy, the debate between Democrat Bryan Lentz and Pat Meehan turned heated.

By the time the hour was up Tuesday night, the two 7th District rivals had laid out starkly contrasting visions. And with Lentz aggressively looking to keep Meehan on the defensive for much of the…

September 22, 2010 at 6:00 am | Comments (12)

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…

September 10, 2010 at 8:00 am | Comments (0)

Christie to campaign for Meehan again

For the second time this cycle, New Jersey Gov. Chis Christie is going to pitch in for his old colleague Pat Meehan.

Christie will headline a Sept. 20 fundraiser for Meehan, the GOP nominee in the 7th Congressional District. Both men were U.S. Attorneys in the Bush administration.

The evening event will be held at Springfield Country Club in the Delaware County district.

September 8, 2010 at 11:28 am | Comments (1)

AG’s office opens probe of Schneller’s petitions

Of the three candidates in the 7th Congressional District, two now find their nominating petitions under law enforcement scrutiny.

The state attorney general’s office has opened an investigation into independent Jim Schneller’s nominating papers. The investigation was spurred by a letter from an attorney representing supporters of Republican Pat Meehan.

Meehan’s nominating petitions are already being probed by the office for alleged fraud. His supporters recently full story

September 8, 2010 at 10:53 am | Comments (13)

Seeking Meehan’s removal, Schneller sues state officials

Fresh off pTo that end, the unusual candidate has done something decidedly unusual: he’s filed suit against Attorney General Tom Corbett and acting Secretary of State Basil Merenda. Schneller wants the Commonwealth Court to compel Corbett’s office to complete…

September 7, 2010 at 3:12 pm | Comments (12)

Schneller will be on the ballot; setback for Meehan

It’s officially a three-man contest in the 7th Congressional District.

A legal challenge seeking to keep independent Jim Schneller off the ballot was withdrawn from Commonwealth Court late Thursday, shortly after a judge issued a key ruling against supporters of Republican candidate Pat Meehan, full story

September 2, 2010 at 6:22 pm | Comments (16)

Lentz camp goes hypocritical… to cry hypocrisy?

A simple campaign press release had never made my jaw literally drop—until I saw what Democrat Bryan Lentz’s campaign laid on my table recently.

“Lentz Campaign Calls For Meehan to Try and Win Votes with Ideas, Not Courts,” the headline screamed.

This is, of course, a reference to the fact that Republican Pat Meehan’s campaign in the 7th Congressional District has full story

August 27, 2010 at 11:00 am | Comments (9)

Schneller wants in on the debate

Even as he fights a

August 26, 2010 at 12:31 pm | Comments (10)