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 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)

NRCC’s first ads target most competitive races

The Republican Party’s first slate of general election TV ads in Pennsylvania is coming to homes in the state’s four most competitive House districts.

The National Republican Congressional Committee on Saturday unveiled spots targeting Congressmen Patrick Murphy (D-8) and Paul Kanjorski, Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper, and 7th District candidate Bryan Lentz. In the cases of Dahlkemper and Lentz, the NRCC is taking to the airwaves before its candidates.

The ad against Lentz says the two-term state…

September 18, 2010 at 1:22 pm | Comments (7)

Report: NRCC could spend more than $500K on Marino

With Republican Tom Marino struggling to raise money, it looks like he’ll be getting some significant help from his friends in Washington.

The National Republican Congressional Committee might spend $595,000 in the 10th District for TV buys running through October.

Nothing has hit the airwaves yet. But the spending decisions,

September 17, 2010 at 10:30 am | Comments (1)

Republicans just fine with Altmire silence

Congressman Jason Altmire (D-4) hasn’t held any public campaign events since the May primary, pThe National Republican Congressional Committee is hoping that Altmire’s Ignore-Keith-Rothfus strategy will backfire./p
p“A similar thing happened in 2006,” Brock McCleary, an NRCC political…

August 12, 2010 at 10:32 am | Comments (1)

LEFTOVERS: Packer thinks he’ll lose, a robo-call in the 17th, we’re counting down

Well, it looks like Mel Packer might be getting ready to concede defeat.

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August 11, 2010 at 11:17 pm | Comments (3)

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: Inky on Corbett, NRCC on Rothfus, Catholics United for Dahlkemper

Looks like The Inquirer wants Tom Corbett to “quit his day job.” Philly’s paper of record published

July 21, 2010 at 3:44 pm | Comments (23)

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)

In the 3rd, outside cash could make the difference

Political parties don’t just throw their money into any congressional races, reserving cash to play in the most hotly contested Districts, where an extra advertising push can propel a candidate ahead in the polls and, eventually, on Election Day. Perhaps no other district in the state fits that description better than the 3rd, where Republican Mike Kelly is hoping to unseat freshman Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) in a race that could serve as a microcosm…

June 24, 2010 at 3:00 pm | Comments (1)