LEFTOVERS: Tea Party on Schneller, Murphy’s dues, Trivedi’s snap medicine

A pair of local Tea Party groups aren’t happy with Jim Schneller. In case you haven’t been paying attention, Schneller is the third-party candidate in the 7th Congressional District who pEither way, both the Independence Hall Tea…

August 4, 2010 at 5:42 pm | Comments (13)

Gerlach challenges Trivedi’s medical, local credentials

In his nascent political career, Democrat Manan Trivedi has built his political identity on being a local doctor who was “born and raised” in the 6th Congressional District. Now, three months before Election Day, incumbent Republican Jim Gerlach is mounting a concerted effort to call those credentials into question, deploying a cache of opposition research to make the case that Trivedi has been less than honest with voters in the suburban Philadelphia district.

The effort,…

August 4, 2010 at 3:59 pm | Comments (42)

Trivedi makes a play on immigration

Democrat Manan Trivedi waded into the simmering immigration debate Wednesday, calling for stepped up investigations into companies that hire illegal workers and singling out a suburban Philadelphia industrial contractor that has been accused of the practice.

The statement from his campaign, coming as emotions on the immigration issue are running high, appeared to be Trivedi’s first play for moderate and even conservative voters since he won the 6th District primary in May. In doing so,…

July 28, 2010 at 4:42 pm | Comments (7)

LEFTOVERS: Rendell on Obama, Gerlach gives to NRCC, vulnerable seats

President Obama is about to go on “The View”—but Gov. Ed Rendell thinks that’s not such a good idea because the president should only do “serious shows.”

“I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren’t pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency,” Rendell said on MSNBC‘s “Morning Joe.”

We’re assuming Rendell’s rule doesn’t apply to governors, considering that the former Philadelphia mayor is…

July 27, 2010 at 3:44 pm | Comments (7)

LEFTOVERS: Toomey on Kagan, Onorato on tone, Lentz & Trivedi add staff

Pat Toomey turned some heads last year when he voiced his support for Sonia Sotomayor’s ascension to the Supreme Court. But the GOP Senate nominee isn’t biting on President Obama’s latest nominee.

Toomey said Monday that if he were in the Senate, he would vote against Elena Kagan. Writing in a full story

July 26, 2010 at 10:15 pm | Comments (4)

Gerlach leads money race, but Trivedi on the move

Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6) is continuing to rebuild his campaign coffers after an aborted gubernatorial run, and has raised more than $1 million since deciding to seek reelection early this year. But he has also spent heavily, and after Democrat Manan Trivedi had by far his best fundraising period of the campaign, the money race is the 6th Congressional District is surprisingly close.

Gerlach still holds a formidable lead, with full story

July 15, 2010 at 6:45 pm | Comments (13)

LEFTOVERS: Fundraising pleas, NRCC lifts Fitzpatrick, Biden/Pelosi details

It was the last day of the FEC fundraising quarter on Wednesday, which meant the typical batch of last-minute pleas from candidates seeking cash.

The morning started with an e-mail from Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-13) on behalf of Manan Trivedi, the Democratic candidate in the 6th District. Schwartz had backed Trivedi’s opponent Doug Pike in the May primary, but now she was going to bat for Trivedi. “This district has been a challenge over these…

June 30, 2010 at 5:29 pm | Comments (7)

Trivedi added to DCCC program

Add Manan Trivedi to the list of Democrats that the party thinks can capture Republican-held seats.

Trivedi, the Reading doctor and candidate in the 6th Congressional District, was added on Monday to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red to Blue” program. The program serves as the DCCC’s hub for promoting and helping candidates competing in Republican-controlled districts (the program also encompasses the committee’s open-seat efforts).

Trivedi, who faces Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6), was one of…

June 14, 2010 at 12:22 pm | Comments (4)

NRCC looks to boost Gerlach

National Republicans have repeatedly spent wads of cash to protect Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6), and it looks like 2010 will be no different.

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June 7, 2010 at 1:00 pm | Comments (4)

War chest spent, Trivedi says he’s ready to reload

PHOENIXVILLE—In his first run for public office, Democrat Manan Trivedi faced a well-funded opponent and had his own challenges raising money.

But now that he’s squeezed out a win in the 6th Congressional District, spending almost every dollar in the process, Trivedi says he’s ready for the next challenge: facing an incumbent who will likely have as much cash as he needs in Republican Jim Gerlach.

“There’s this thought that we struggled to raise money,”…

June 7, 2010 at 12:49 pm | Comments (4)