Bill Clinton will be campaigning throughout the state, Mississippi Gov. Barbour and Virginia Gov. McDonnell will also be campaigning in the commonwealth and a ballot battle is brewing in Bucks County. Good Thursday morning and welcome to the Buzz.
On the trail
Dan Onorato has three campaign events with President Clinton tomorrow. The first is a rally with Rep. Dahlkemper, Onorato and the former President. Next, there is a rally with John Callahan, Onorato and the former President in Bethlehem and, finally, Onorato and Clinton have a rally in Norristown. Then, Onorato has an event in Jenkintown, where State Rep. Josh Shapiro and U.S. Rep. Schwartz will appear with Onorato.
Joe Sestak will start the day in Philadelphia. He will then head to Phoenixville. In the afternoon, he will have a rally with President Clinton at Bryn Mawr College, Cheyney University and Temple University.
Tom Corbett is having a rally in King of Prussia with Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.
Pat Toomey will be in Tamaqua, Scranton, and Philadelphia.
Rep. Fattah will be campaigning for Manan Trivedi in Norristown.
Mike Fitzpatrick will be having a press conference in Bensalem about the alleged voter fraud in Bucks County.
Gov. Rendell, Rep. Schwartz and Mayor Nutter will announce a new project in conjunction with Nutter’s Smart City, Smart Choice business campaign.
Today’s Headlines
Inquirer: Biden: Channel anger into votes for Democrats
Rothenberg Political Report: Will the House Losses Be Bad or Horrendous?
Politico: Ed Rendell: Democrats lost spin war
Inquirer: Pa. cash surge grows as election nears
Daily News: Slow public access to campaign finance info (h/t Early Returns)
Inquirer: Pennsylvania candidates for statewide office court young voters in State College
Inquirer: On jobs, venues speak for Toomey, Sestak
SENATUS: CNN/Time poll: Toomey 49%, Sestak 45%
Capitol Ideas: Poll-A-Palooza – New Polls Show GOP On Top
Morning Call/Muhlenberg tracking poll: Toomey up by 8, Corbett up by 15
Null Space has a cool map of voter registration by county in the state based on the latest statistics. It is worth a look. (h/t Early Returns)
Commonwealth Confidential: Philly Band to Pres. Clinton: Jam With Us
The Hill: Unions are not contributing to Rep. Carney but are contributing to Rep. Dahlkemper and Rep. Murphy
Times-Tribune: Marino, Carney spar on ethics
Inquirer: Democrat Trivedi vows to use his physician insight in Congress
Times-Tribune: New poll shows Barletta beating Kanjorski
Times-Tribune: Barletta addresses town hall meeting
Inquirer: Delco GOP seeks federal probe of Schneller candidacy
Inquirer: Bucks election board to hear GOP allegations of absentee-voter fraud by Democrats
Bucks County Courier Times: Murphy: GOP using “Florida-style” tactics
Post-Gazette: Judge lowers Bonusgate defendant’s restitution
Inquirer: U.S. Senate Finance Committee member calls Carl R. Greene’s salary at PHA ‘disturbing’
Patriot-News: Ex-Legislative Aide Admits Teen Contact
Times-Tribune: Voters in Abington Twp., Lackawanna County, to decide on proposed name change to avoid confusion with the other Abington in the state.
Times-Tribune: Rendell signs anti-blight legislation into law
York Daily Record: Former U.S. Rep. Goodling doing better after burst aneurysm
Today’s Opinions
Chris Friend: Running Away From Their Records, Democrats Get Vicious
Tribune-Review: Rendell’s drilling moratorium: Playing games
Patriot-News: Mad money: Supreme Court made a big mistake on campaign finance