A Lt. Gov. Web site

Looks like Republican Nick DiFrancesco is the first candidate to get a campaign Web site up for Lt. Gov.

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May 26, 2009 at 11:40 am | Comments (0)

Room for another Philly Republican in Harrisburg?

PHILADELPHIA—Republicans are a dying breed in this bastion of big-city liberalism, where Democrats outnumber GOP voters by six to one. So it’s not surprising that Frank Rizzo Jr., despite his rich family history here and his comfortable political niche, would be interested in another gig.

Rizzo, the At-Large City Councilman and son of the city’s former Mayor, is eying a gig as Lieutenant Governor.

“I love public service,” Rizzo told pa2010.com in a recent interview.…

May 19, 2009 at 7:00 am | Comments (5)

MontCo GOP feud could spill into Lt. Gov. race

BLUE BELL—For more than a year, Montgomery County’s Republican Commissioners have been at each other’s throats politically. Commissioners Jim Matthews and Bruce Castor were elected by county voters in late 2007, promising the GOP control over county policy even as is struggled to hold onto voters. But Matthews infuriated Republicans by shunning Castor, instead forming a power-sharing agreement with Democratic Commissioner Joe Hoeffel. This has effectively locked Castor out of power, and embroiled the county GOP in bitter dispute.

Soon, that toxic climate—and the vitriol Matthews and Castor regularly hurl at each other—could move to a statewide stage, with both Commissioners interested in the party’s nomination for Lieutenant Governor.

April 21, 2009 at 2:36 pm | Comments (13)

You mean there’s MORE Republicans for Lt. Gov?

In response to my story about the plethora of Republican considering the Lieutenant Governor’s race—and the lack of Democrats—several people have pointed out THAT I MISSED A GOPer!

Yes, apparently a dozen isn’t enough.

Bucks County Commissioner Jim Cawley is apparently also considering the race.

He’s in good company.

DID I MISS ANYONE ELSE? LET ME KNOW BY COMMENTING OR E-MAILING ME AT DAN@PA2010.COM.

April 20, 2009 at 9:59 am | Comments (0)

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)