It’s been a nightmarish week for the Altmire campaign, and the Congressman had little to be happy about after Friday’s hearing. But whether the judge rules in his favor on Monday, or the Pa. Supreme Court agrees with him on appeal, Altmire’s name is very likely to be on the primary ballot on April 24. Here’s a look at the relevant case law and statutes.
Rep. Mark Critz has consistently lead Rep. Jason Altmire in organized labor endorsements in the 12th district Democratic primary. This weekend, Critz picked up another big one.
Gene Stilp and Bill Vinsko, each vying for the nomination to face Rep. Lou Barletta, railed against redistricting and other Republican agenda items in a meeting with local Democrats Friday night.
Thursday’s candidate’s forum went very well for Ted Waga, a Republican running in the crowded primary to replace Rep. Todd Platts in the 4th district. The York 9-12 Patriots straw poll afterward showed Waga, a member of the group, with 101 votes (35 percent).
CeaseFirePA, an organization that supports gun control measures, criticized former U.S. Rep. and Attorney General hopeful Patrick Murphy this week for a statement he made on the campaign trail – and his record in Congress.
The culture wars take their latest victims in this week’s Ups & Downs. Plus, see what happened in Harrisburg and the congressional primaries.
It is mathematically impossible for anybody to secure the nomination before Pennsylvania’s primary on April 24, so Santorum’s home state is likely to play a major role in the Republican presidential race so we thought it was time to explain how Pa.’s delegates are allocated.
Two words: game change. That this news was not. Critz is the home town candidate and successor to the late John Murtha, Johnstown and Cambria County’s favorite son. But he gets a few points for pulling off a unanimous vote.
Members of the legislature are proposing reforms to the judicial selection process. A hearing in Philadelphia brought to the forefront what bills could move in the General Assembly.
Occupy Movement candidate Nate Kleinman, challenging Rep. Allyson Schwartz in the Dem primary, says he can’t afford a legal defense against challenges to his petitions. If the Court declines Friday morning to dismiss the case, he’ll withdraw and run a write-in campaign.
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