Oct 28 2010

Joe Sestak Aims for Second Upset in Tight Pennsylvania Senate Race

WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Delaware Republican Christine O’Donnell isn’t running for the Senate in Pennsylvania, but you might get the idea that she is. She’s on the local news around here, she’s in radio and TV ads, and she’s part of Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak’s stump speech in his Senate campaign against Republican Pat Toomey. [...]


Oct 27 2010

Senate, Governor Poll Roundup: GOP Has ‘Enthusiasm’ Edge in Pennsylvania

Our latest roundup of polls on key governor and Senate races includes Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Like Ohio, Pennsylvania could be one of those states where Republicans could walk away with both the governor and Senate seats. In Ohio, the Senate race looks out [...]


Oct 24 2010

Democrat Paul Kanjorski Battles Anti-Immigration Folk Hero in Pennsylvania

DELAWARE WATER GAP, Pa. — Lou Barletta listened politely as the town hall meeting kept veering back to his signature issue, the one he really would rather not talk about in the closing days of his congressional campaign: illegal immigration. What is your position on securing the border, asked one voter. For it, of course. [...]


Oct 23 2010

Pennsylvania Grudge Match: Iraq Vet Patrick Murphy Battles Old GOP Foe

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. — The fighting Irishmen of Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district pulled no punches in the final two debates of a bellwether race that will tell just how the beleaguered Democrats will fare on Nov. 2. Rep. Patrick Murphy, the incumbent Democrat, pummeled his opponent as “the tax cut fairy” because he wants to [...]


Oct 22 2010

Another Poll Shows Democrat Dan Onorato Catching Up in Pennsylvania Governor Race

A Public Policy Polling survey released Thursday showed that Democrat Dan Onorato, who had been trailing Republican Tom Corbett in just about every poll in the Pennsylvania governor’s race, had closed the gap. Now, a Quinnipiac University poll is saying the same thing. Corbett’s lead over Onorato now stands at 49 percent to 44 percent [...]


Oct 21 2010

Sestak and Toomey Trade ‘Extremist’ Accusations in Pennsylvania Senate Debate

Democrat Joe Sestak and Republican Pat Toomey accused each other of being “extreme” and outside the mainstream in the first debate of a Pennsylvania Senate race that’s suddenly turned into a dead heat. Sestak lumped Toomey with Sarah Palin, Christine O’Donnell and George W. Bush. But Toomey went the whole hour without mentioning House Speaker [...]