Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15) and challengers John Callahan and Jake Towne square off at State Theatre in Easton

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October 26, 2010 at 12:22 pm | Comments (0)

Top Democratic Midterm surrogate, Bill Clinton, in PA again

pClinton will headline a get out the vote rally Thursday afternoon at Northampton Community College’s Spartan Center. Less than a week before the election, Clinton will try to motivate voters to come out and support Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan (D) who is challenging three term incumbent Charlie Dent to represent the 15supth/sup Congressional District and Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato who is running for governor against Attorney General Tom Corbett./p
pTraditionally campaign volunteers spend the weekend before the election phonebanking and canvassing for candidates in a last minute effort rally support for their candidates./p
pThe Democratic Campaign Congressional Committee (DCCC) is committed to Callahan’s race. The DCCC has listed Callahan as one of its 2010 a href="http://www.dccc.org/page/content/redtoblue" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.dccc.org']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dccc.org%2Fpage%2Fcontent%2Fredtoblue','Red+to+Blue')" target="_blank"Red to Blue/a candidates, a list of 29 challengers receiving support for surpassing fundraising goals./p
pDespite recent Democratic gains in Pennsylvania and nationwide, both Callahan and Onorato have significant ground to make up by Election Day. A a href="http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_PA_1020.pdf" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.publicpolicypolling.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publicpolicypolling.com%2Fpdf%2FPPP_Release_PA_1020.pdf','PPP+poll')" target="_blank">PPP poll released Oct. 20 shows Onorato down two points to Corbett and that the so-called “enthusiasm gap” has narrowed to five points, meaning Democrats are more likely to come out to vote.

The polling for Callahan, on the other hand, is all over the place. Muhlenberg College

October 25, 2010 at 2:10 pm | Comments (3)

LEFTOVERS: A guv debate, more Senate ads, a Callahan spot, cops for Fitz

Looks like we’ll actually be getting two more gubernatorial debates before Election Day.

One more has been added to the schedule, and this one is set to go down Oct. 18. It’ll be aired on the local ABC affiliate in Philadelphia, giving Republican Tom Corbett and Democrat Dan Onorato what could potentially be their biggest debate audience of the campaign.

That debate will come just two days after the candidates have their second debate, a…

October 6, 2010 at 5:07 pm | Comments (3)

Christie raising money for Dent

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is making another campaign stop in the Keystone State later this month, this time to raise money for Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15).

Christie, who headlined a fundraiser for Republican Pat Meehan last month, will be in the Lehigh Valley on Oct. 20 as part of Dent’s American Leaders Lecture Series. He’ll also do a $1,500-a-head reception for Dent, and a policy roundtable discussions that couples can attend for $5,000, with…

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

LEFTOVERS: McClatchy polls Pa., Murphy’s COS to Rahm, Dent’s new ad

Polling data, anyone?

Yes, there’s yet another set of numbers we missed,

October 3, 2010 at 3:54 pm | Comments (23)

In radio ad, Callahan swipes back at budget attacks

Democratic congressional candidate John Callahan is using a new radio ad to push back against criticism from his opponent that he hasn’t been the best financial steward as mayor of Bethlehem.

The radio ad, released by Callahan’s campaign Thursday, comes after Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15) used full story

October 1, 2010 at 7:35 am | Comments (0)

Dent cracks an Ethics Committee joke, Callahan pounces

Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15) would rather be on the Appropriations Committee. He’s not alone in coveting an influential spot that probably hundreds of lawmakers want. But when Democratic challenger John Callahan’s campaign got hold of a video in which Dent briefly seems to make light of being on the Ethics Committee instead, it quickly pounced.

Callahan’s campaign released the clip as part of a larger campaign video Wednesday. In it, Dent, joined by House Minority…

September 23, 2010 at 10:05 am | Comments (8)

Dent ad questions Callahan’s budget-balancing

The latest ad from Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15) calls into question Democratic challenger John Callahan’s professed reputation as a mayor who consistently balances the local budget in Bethlehem.

Dent’s 30-second spot, which started airing Monday, cites a recent audit that found the city facing a deficit.

Flashing pictures of President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the ad closes: “Callahan: Big spending, big deficits, financial disaster. Sound familiar?”

See the ad below. It will be…

September 20, 2010 at 12:59 pm | Comments (1)

Dent up 11 points in new poll

Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15) is entering the height of campaign season with a plurality of support and a dwindling number of Lehigh Valley voters who are still undecided as to whether he deserves a fourth term, according to a new poll.

The Morning Call/Muhlenberg College survey published over the weekend found Dent garnering 49 percent of the vote in the 15th District, compared to 38 percent for Democratic challenger John Callahan. Independent candidate Jake Towne…

September 20, 2010 at 8:00 am | Comments (3)

AD WATCH: Landing punches in the 15th

Both Republican incumbent Charlie Dent and Democratic challenger John Callahan used their first TV ads of the 15th Congressional District campaign to go directly at each other.

Callahan’s first ad depicts Dent as a friend of Wall Street over Main Street, a familiar message this year. Dent’s first spot hits Callahan for having supported property tax increases and pushing a sales tax increase. Both commercials omit information to paint a more simplistic picture than actually…

September 17, 2010 at 12:37 pm | Comments (0)