Rasmussen: Corbett up 10 points

Republican Tom Corbett continues to hold a healthy edge in the race to be Pennsylvania’s next governor, according to a new poll.

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September 16, 2010 at 11:25 am | Comments (4)

Onorato’s new ad: How to pronounce my name

The latest TV ad from gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato features the Democrat lamenting the state of politics in Harrisburg—and telling voters how to pronounce his name.

The new 30-second spot, which the campaign planned to formally unveil later on Thursday, was airing during the morning news cycle Thursday in Philadelphia. It is Onorato’s second TV ad of the general election cycle.

“Are you as angry as I am with these people in Harrisburg?” Onorato asks, …

September 16, 2010 at 10:45 am | Comments (14)

Specter peeved by Corbett ad

For the first time since he lost the May primary, Senator Arlen Specter is injecting himself directly into Pennsylvania electoral politics—but he’s not talking about the Senate race to succeed him.

Specter lashed out at Attorney General Tom Corbett Wednesday, responding to …

September 16, 2010 at 9:43 am | Comments (8)

Corbett’s new ad hits funding for Specter library

The latest ad from GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett doesn’t mention his Democratic rival, but takes aim at Gov. Ed Rendell and some spending items that Corbett says the state can do without.

The 30-second spot notes that Rendell is pushing tax and fee hikes to fund transpiration because Corbett has pledged not to raise taxes. “Well, he’s right about that. But how about instead of raising taxes, we cut the wasteful spending we know …

September 15, 2010 at 2:29 pm | Comments (12)

Onorato sees Corbett hypocrisy on spending

PHILADELPHIA—Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato laced into his Republican rival on the issue of spending Wednesday, saying Attorney General Tom Corbett was being hypocritical by promising to slash spending even while his state row office has consistently sought larger budget appropriations.

Corbett has pledged not to raise taxes if elected governor, promising to cut spending instead. But noting that Corbett’s office has requested annual budget increases that average out to seven percent each year, Onorato …

September 15, 2010 at 12:53 pm | Comments (2)

Poll: GOPers still ahead in statewide races

Republicans Pat Toomey and Tom Corbett continue to lead the race for Senate and governor, respectively, but paths to victory remain for the Democratic candidates, according to a new poll.

The Fox News survey released Tuesday showed Toomey leading Democrat Joe Sestak by six points, 47 percent to 41 percent. Seven percent of likely voters remain undecided, and four percent prefer another candidate, according to the poll. Toomey’s relatively modest lead—the margin of error is …

September 14, 2010 at 1:17 pm | Comments (5)

Clinton will rally Onorato supporters

For the second time in just over a month, former President Bill Clinton is stumping for Dan Onorato.

Clinton will headline a rally on Monday for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate. The rally is scheduled for 11 a.m. at 52nd and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia. Gov. Ed Rendell is also expected to attend.

The former president, his party’s go-to campaign surrogate this election cycle, headlined a fundraiser for Onorato Aug. 10.

September 10, 2010 at 11:53 am | Comments (11)

Rendell exempts Corbett, Toomey from ‘wackos’ comment

Gov. Ed Rendell said this week that the GOP is being taken over by “wackos” and “fruit loops.” But he says he wasn’t talking about Pennsylvania’s statewide candidates.

A day after p“There are clearly elements of the Republican Party that are totally wacked out,” a href="http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2010/09/rendell_corbett_toomey_are_not.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pennlive.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pennlive.com%2Fmidstate%2Findex.ssf%2F2010%2F09%2Frendell_corbett_toomey_are_not.html','Rendell+told+The+Patriot-News')" target="_blank">Rendell told The Patriot-News.  “By no means are all Republican candidates ‘wacked out’ or ‘fruit loops.’”

He called Toomey a “reasonable” person with whom he disagrees, and said that Corbett “hasn’t done enough wacko things to be classified as wacko.”

September 10, 2010 at 9:00 am | Comments (7)

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 pMeanwhile, political forecaster Charlie Cook says Congressman Chris Carney (D-10) could be in more trouble than we think. Even though his Republican opponent Tom Marino hasn’t raised much money, the political climate in northeast Pennsylvania could be perilous for Carney, and the emCook Political Report/em has changed its forecast on the race from leans Democratic to a toss-up./p
p“While Republican polling shows Carney down anywhere from a handful of points to double digits,” the folks at Cook wrote, “Carney hasn’t released any of his own polling, suggesting his health care vote took a serious toll in this very Republican district.”/p
pAnd with just weeks remaining before Election Day, we’re starting to see more and more so-called hit sites from campaigns targeting their opponents. The latest ones come from Republicans Pat Toomey and Dave Argall./p
pToomey’s Senate campaign this week unveiled a href="http://www.joesaystax.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.joesaystax.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joesaystax.com%2F','Joe+Says+Tax')" target="_blank"emJoe Says Tax/em/a, which, naturally, paints Democrat Joe Sestak as a spend-aholic. And Argall’s campaign rolled out a href="http://www.sendtimpacking.com/SendTimPacking.com/SendTimPacking.com_-_Tim_Holden__Going_on_Vacation_on_Our_Dime.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.sendtimpacking.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sendtimpacking.com%2FSendTimPacking.com%2FSendTimPacking.com_-_Tim_Holden__Going_on_Vacation_on_Our_Dime.html','SendTimPacking.com')" target="_blank">SendTimPacking.com, which argues that it’s time for Congressman Tim Holden …

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

Onorato ad sticks to reform, revitalization story

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato’s first TV ad of the general election is a 60-second amalgamation of many of the themes and images that made up his winning media campaign in the May primary.

Onorato’s campaign first unveiled the new spot in an e-mail to supporters Wednesday afternoon. The size and scope of the ad buy was not immediately clear. Republican nominee Tom Corbett’s campaign unveiled …

September 8, 2010 at 3:54 pm | Comments (0)