Government shutdown: more on the PA connection

In an era of contentious political squabbles and increased unknowns in FrackingLand (aka Pennsylvania), it’s good to know that members of the Keystone Congressional delegation can put policy over partisanship. It’s perhaps disturbing to know that they can put it over thoughtfulness as well.

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April 8, 2011 at 11:33 am | Comments (0)

Pa. Delegation’s take on the looming shutdown

The federal government is getting close to possibly shutting down for the first time since 1996. If President Obama and Congressional leaders cannot come to an agreement full story

April 7, 2011 at 12:49 pm | Comments (5)

After starting TV blitz, Holden banks half-a-million

His TV advertising campaign well under way, Congressman Tim Holden (D-17) entered the home stretch before Election Day with a little more than half-a-million bucks still at his disposal, according to campaign finance data.

Holden raised about $206,000 during the third quarter of the year, according to his

October 7, 2010 at 3:30 pm | Comments (10)

Holden goes on TV with bio, pay raise ads

Sporting a big financial advantage, Congressman Tim Holden (D-17) has launched his TV campaign with a biographical spot and a commercial spotlighting his opponent’s role in passing the notorious legislative pay hike in Harrisburg.

Holden’s ads started airing in the central Pennsylvania district Tuesday. One 30-second spot highlights his support for military veterans. The other goes directly after state Senator Dave Argall (R-Schuylkill) for helping craft the pay raise legislation for state lawmakers that led…

September 22, 2010 at 11:38 am | Comments (8)

LEFTOVERS: McDonnell for Corbett, Cook on Carney, campaign hit sites

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett is getting some help from a fellow prosecutor.

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell headlined a fundraiser for Corbett Thursday night outside Pittsburgh, and was set to raise more cash for Corbett during a Republican Governors Association event Friday morning in the city. McDonnell was a state attorney general himself before being elected governor last year.

The Washington Post, which full story

September 9, 2010 at 10:35 pm | Comments (7)

THE PRESS ROOM: Little ink spilled over the 17th

An occasional series of articles exploring how political campaigns are playing out in the media—in print, on the air, online and behind the scenes.

Less than three months before Election Day, most competitive House races are by now garnering the typical smattering of local press coverage: campaign appearances, the back-and-forth of attacks and where the candidates stand on issues of the day.

But in central Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District, such coverage has been sparse. Of…

August 20, 2010 at 9:30 am | Comments (2)

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.

When pThe ballot challenge, he said in remarks a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10223/1079271-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.post-gazette.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.post-gazette.com%2Fpg%2F10223%2F1079271-100.stm%3Fcmpid%3Dnews.xml','reported+by+The+Post-Gazette')" target="_blank">reported…

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

Argall trails big in the money race

After a late start and a crowded primary, state Senator Dave Argall (R-Schuylkill) is staring down the barrel of a huge fundraising disadvantage.

Argall raised only $60,000 between April 29 and June 30, according to newly filed pa href="http://www.pa2010.com/2010/07/holden-has-more-than-880k-on-hand/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fholden-has-more-than-880k-on-hand%2F','His+opponent%2C+Congressman+Tim+Holden+%28D-17%29%2C+has+more+than+30+that+amount+of+cash+on+hand.')" target="_blank"His opponent, Congressman Tim Holden (D-17), has more than 30 that amount of cash on hand./a/p
pArgall was one of a few House Republican challengers in Pennsylvania to report sub-par fundraising numbers on Thursday. He eked out a primary win in May, but had to spend about $100,000 during the reporting period to do so./p
pThe race is currently No. 9 on the empa2010.com/em a href="http://www.pa2010.com/congressional-power-rankings/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2Fcongressional-power-rankings%2F','Congressional+Power+Rankings.')" target="_blank">Congressional Power Rankings.

July 15, 2010 at 5:43 pm | Comments (3)

Holden has more than $880K on hand

Congressman Tim Holden (D-17) is closing in on a million bucks for his reelection bid.

Holden raised about $213,000 between April 29 and June 30, according to recently filed

July 12, 2010 at 3:59 pm | Comments (4)

LEFTOVERS: More energy talk, Carney on the spill, Holden’s hall of fame

Energy is the issue that just won’t go away in Pennsylvania’s contentious Senate race. Democrat Joe Sestak and Republican Pat Toomey have both been pretty stubbornly sticking to their guns on this one, with Sestak presenting himself as friend of the Average-Joe-With-A-Well-Near-His-House, and Toomey saying Sestak is a lefty radical. This continued Tuesday. Without using the word “moratorium,” Sestak used full story

June 29, 2010 at 6:01 pm | Comments (1)