Kelly up 13 points in new poll

Republican Mike Kelly has opened up a 13-point lead in his bid to unseat Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3), according to a new poll.

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October 6, 2010 at 11:15 am | Comments (14)

Anti-abortion group again targets Dems in radio spots

The anti-abortion group Americans United for Life is up with a new slate of radio ads targeting Democrats, and three Pennsylvanians are among its familiar list of targets.

Democratic incumbents Kathy Dahlkemper, Chris Carney and Paul Kanjorski are all among those targeted by the ads, which are virtually identical to previous radio spots run by the group. Recently-filed campaign finance data indicates that Americans United for Life is spending about $12,000 on the ad campaign…

October 5, 2010 at 3:11 pm | Comments (3)

NRCC adds Carney to latest TV targets

A trio of new TV ads from national Republicans hits the airwaves in Pennsylvania, and for the first time this cycle the GOP has Congressman Chris Carney (D-10) directly in its crosshairs.

The National Republican Congressional Committee unveiled the three new spots Monday morning. Two target Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) and Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11), vulnerable incumbents who have already been the subject of NRCC TV spots. But the ad against Carney marks the first…

October 4, 2010 at 1:53 pm | Comments (5)

Biden raising cash for Dahlkemper, Critz

Vice President Joe Biden is coming back to Pennsylvania to raise money for two battleground House Democrats.

Biden will be in western Pennsylvania on Oct. 11 to headline a joint fundraiser for Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) and Congressman Mark Critz (D-12).

Dahlkemper faces Republican Mike Kelly in one of the state’s most competitive House races. Critz faces a rematch against Republican Tim Burns, who he beat in the May special election.

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September 30, 2010 at 12:36 pm | Comments (0)

Dahlkemper on 60 Plus

Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) is pushing back against the ads run against her by the conservative 60 Plus Association.

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September 27, 2010 at 2:09 pm | Comments (1)

DCCC’s first ads target Kelly, Barletta

Democrats have used their first TV buy in Pennsylvania to go after Republicans challenging their two most vulnerable incumbents in the state.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s first two TV ads, obtained by pa2010.com ahead of their formal release Monday afternoon, target Republicans Mike Kelly and Lou Barletta. Kelly is running against freshman Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3), while Barletta is challenging longtime incumbent Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11) for the third time in eight years.

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September 27, 2010 at 11:29 am | Comments (5)

NRCC keeps up attack on Dahlkemper, Kanjorski

Republicans continue to make Pennsylvania’s two most vulnerable incumbents their two favorite targets.

The National Republican Congressional Committee is up with two new TV ads targeting Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) and Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-11). The 30-second spots follow ads the GOP has already run against the two well-funded incumbents.

The ad against Dahlkemper fires back at a TV ad her campaign ran that was called “misleading” by FactCheck.org. The ad against Kanjorski takes broader…

September 27, 2010 at 10:59 am | Comments (0)

Kelly up six points in 3rd District

Riding a wave of dissatisfaction with incumbents, Republican Mike Kelly is holding a six-point lead against Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) six weeks before Election Day, according to a new poll.

The Franklin & Marshall College survey released Wednesday showed Kelly, a Butler car dealer, winning 44 percent of likely voters, compared to 38 percent for Dahlkemper. Eighteen percent of likely voters are still undecided in the northwest Pennsylvania district. Kelly’s lead is slightly smaller when…

September 22, 2010 at 10:39 am | Comments (20)

AD WATCH: Health care hits and misses from conservative groups

In four recent TV ads targeting Pennsylvania Democrats, a pair of conservative groups have said the newly-enacted health care law makes massive Medicate cuts, raises taxes and risks seniors losing their doctors.

The health care overhaul’s effect on Medicare is a hotly debated subject infused with tension. After examining the facts, we find these four ads from the 60 Plus Association and Americans for Job Security to be only HALF-TRUE. A separate Americans for Job…

September 21, 2010 at 12:03 pm | Comments (3)

Kelly teams up with NRCC for ad buy

National Republicans have made their first coordinated ad buy with a candidate in Pennsylvania.

The National Republican Congressional Committee and 3rd District candidate Mike Kelly started airing a 30-second spot Monday, a part-positive, part-negative ad, as the Butler car dealer seeks to unseat incumbent Democrat Kathy Dahlkemper.

The ad takes the familiar GOP tack of tying Dahlkemper to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and faults her for supporting the economic stimulus package last year. It bills…

September 21, 2010 at 8:45 am | Comments (1)