Four debates in the 8th

Their rematch looming, the candidates in the 8th Congressional District will debate at least four times in the coming months before Election Day.

Democratic incumbent Patrick Murphy and Republican Mike Fitzpatrick are still putting the finishing touches on the campaign debate schedule. But four events are already scheduled for October. And in September, the candidates will host a Q&A-style forum with newsman Larry Kane.

The first debate scheduled is set to take place Oct. 3,…

August 16, 2010 at 8:44 am | Comments (6)

Fitzpatrick supports Lingenfelter ballot challenge

Republican Mike Fitzpatrick’s campaign says it’s supporting an effort to keep independent candidate Tom Lingenfelter off the ballot in the 8th Congressional District. But the campaign won’t disclose the extent of any involvement it has had with pFitzpatrick campaign manager Kyle Whatley called the effort “bipartisan” and said his candidate “shares the concerns” of the four people who brought the challenge. Such challenges are almost always filed at…

August 11, 2010 at 11:16 am | Comments (12)

Murphy answers a call to show the jobs

Republican Mike Fitzpatrick recently called on opponent Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8) to substantiate a claim made that he had helped bring 3,000 jobs to the Bucks County district. Mocking the claim made in an official congressional mailer as “Murphy’s undocumented workers,” Fitzpatrick said that “Murphy must document these jobs.” Late last week, Murphy did just that.

In a conference call with reporters, Murphy showed off a list of 2,962 jobs brought to the district by…

August 9, 2010 at 4:31 pm | Comments (16)

Former Murphy aides help Lingenfelter

In his rush to get on the 8th District ballot at the last minute, Tom Lingenfelter got some help from a Democratic duo who used to work for one of his opponents.

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August 6, 2010 at 12:55 pm | Comments (13)

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)

Ballot challenge looms for Lingenfelter

After making a late push to run in the 8th Congressional District, it looks like independent Tom Lingenfelter will have to prove in court that he deserves to be on the ballot.

A Bucks County lawyer is preparing to file a ballot challenge against Lingenfelter, a perennial candidate who has mounted underdog runs for the seat twice before, in addition to previous statewide runs. The lawyer, Jordan Yeager, confirmed that the challenge is coming, but…

August 4, 2010 at 9:45 am | Comments (5)

Dahlkemper, Murphy jettison cash from clouded Dems

The race to get rid of campaign cash from ethically clouded Democrats continues.

Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D-3) said Tuesday that she’ll return $2,000 in cash she received from a PAC tied to Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Ca.). Waters faces a House ethics trial, and Dahlkemper’s campaign manager

August 3, 2010 at 10:57 am | Comments (2)

Murphy calls for Rangel resignation

Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8) on Thursday called for the resignation of Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY), saying that the ethical cloud hovering over the Ways & Means chairman was too great for him to remain in office.

“Today, I broke with my party and called on Congressman Rangel to resign his seat in Congress,” Murphy said in a statement. “Now that we’ve seen the full list of allegations by the House Ethics subcommittee, I believe the…

July 29, 2010 at 4:43 pm | Comments (9)

Libertarian candidate in the 8th drops out

An actor who was hoping to run as a libertarian in the 8th Congressional District has decided to call it quits.

Eric Wisener told pa2010.com this week that he doesn’t have the grassroots support he needs to run against incumbent Democrat Patrick Murphy and Republican challenger Mike Fitzpatrick. Wisener insisted he has gathered enough signatures to get on the general election ballot, but said he doesn’t have enough of a political organization to mount a…

July 28, 2010 at 3:39 pm | Comments (2)

Perennial candidate Lingenfelter making late 8th District push

Despite capturing less than two percent of the vote last time, Tom Lingenfelter is once again trying to represent the 8th Congressional District.

Lingenfelter, a political activist and former intelligence agent, is hoping to run as an independent in the Bucks County district, where incumbent Democrat Patrick Murphy is facing off against Republican Mike Fitzpatrick. But with the Aug. 2 deadline to file nominating petitions only days away, Lingenfelter acknowledges he may not be able…

July 28, 2010 at 3:17 pm | Comments (8)