Former Congressman Gresham Barrett (R-SC), from Westminster, will serve as Santorum’s South Carolina Chairman and National Energy Policy Chairman.

Obama’s speech today at CMU was the latest chapter in his charm offensive in Southwest PA. The region will be a major swing area in 2012.

President Barack Obama delivered a speech last night outlining his plan to withdraw armed forces from Afghanistan. Here is how the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation (and a few other PA politicos) responded.

The video is called “Democrats’ Budget Plan – ‘Blank Check,’” and shows a 2006 Casey campaign ad in which the Senator said the government should “live within its means,” like a small business would.

Bob Casey voted no on this week’s bill to repeal federal ethanol subsidies, after voicing his support for a related bill earlier this week. PoliticsPA checked in with Casey spokesman Larry Smar for the Senator’s thinking on the issue, amid Republican murmurs of a flip-flop.

Voters say 47 – 31 percent, including 46 – 34 percent among independent voters, that Casey deserves to be re-elected in 2012. Quinnipiac didn’t poll either Republican in the race.

In small venues like the Dallas Diner, the Republican race for Senate has begun. Last night Marc Scaringi and Laureen Cummings offered red meat policy proposals to Tea Party activists in Levittown.

The NRSC and NRCC are calling on Senator Casey and Rep. Critz to return $1,000 each in campaign contributions from the embattled New York Congressman.

One day after the Memorial Day parades and barbecues ended, Senator Bob Casey held a press conference at the Goodwill Workforce Development Center in Pittsburgh to release a report outlining the high rate of joblessness among veterans in the U.S.

Senator Bob Casey has joined the loud chorus of Democrats using the recently passed House GOP budget – and its changes to Medicare – to knock Republicans.