With Trivedi in, a Berks insider backs off his endorsement of Pike

With a primary field seemingly to himself in the 6th District, Democrat Doug Pike had been piling up endorsements from party insiders and elected officials at a frenetic pace.

But now endorsement page on Pike’s campaign Web site. The change was first pointed out by a Trivedi campaign insider.

In an interview with pa2010.com Tuesday, Sheeler played down the removal of his endorsement, saying the political landscape was different now. Members of his family, he …

September 15, 2009 at 11:03 am | Comments (11)

Roggio endorses Trivedi in PA-6, while Pike continues to rack up establishment support

Democrat Manan Trivedi got the first endorsement of …

September 10, 2009 at 1:07 pm | Comments (24)

Iraq vet poised to challenge Pike for nomination in PA-6 (Updated)

This morning, Democrat Doug Pike will finally get a challenger.

Manan Trivedi, an Iraq War veteran and primary care physician in Reading, is expected to formally announce that he is running for Congress in the 6th District. Pike had been the sole Democrat running to replace Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6), and other party insiders had passed on the race to leave the field clear for the former Inquirer editorial writer.

But Trivedi, a Berks County …

September 8, 2009 at 10:20 am | Comments (18)