In this midterm election of discontent, many Democrats in competitive House districts are finding that the middle of the road is a good place to be. They can cite their votes against President Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) as proof that they are independent thinkers, backed up by two nonpartisan studies of important 2009 roll calls.
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Democrats campaign from the middle at midterm
Monday, March 1st, 2010Carney, Dahlkemper, Murphy vie for approps seat
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010One of the massive losses from Rep. John Murtha’s death is a coveted seat for Pennsylvania on the House Appropriations Committee. Philadelphia Democrat Chaka Fattah is now the lone representative from Pennsylvania on the panel, but the delegation is ramping up its efforts to keep the seat. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Forest [...]
PoliticsPA: Carney has $485k on hand
Monday, February 1st, 2010Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Carney’s campaign has about $485,000 on hand after raising roughly $150,000 during the last fundraising quarter, campaign finance reports show.
Marino offiically enters race for Carney’s U.S. House seat
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010WILLIAMSPORT – Former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino announced this morning in a radio appearance that he is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House seat in the10th Congressional District.
PoliticsPA’s Weekly Primer: 1/11 Edition
Monday, January 11th, 2010Just as Pennsylvania’s 2010 races, opponents, and story lines appeared to be set and ready to play out, Republicans in SEPA turned the tables in the blink of an eye.
First, GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Gerlach dropped from the race and re-entered his competitive 6th District seat, causing a stir among the bevy of Republicans vying [...]
PoliticsPA’s Weekly Primer: 12/28 Edition
Monday, December 28th, 2009In this week’s Weekly Primer, we look back on the year (and the decade) and ahead to an exciting 2010.
Republican candidate: Carney news like a ’slap in the face’
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009Republican congressional candidate Malcolm Derk said Wednesday night the news that national Republicans courted U.S. Rep. Chris Carney (D-10) to switch parties was “shocking” and “very disappointing.”
PoliticsPA Reports: State GOP says it wasn’t involved with Carney switch attempt
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009Pennsylvania Republicans wasted little time Wednesday night distancing themselves from the national GOP’s unsuccessful attempt to persuade U.S. Rep. Chris Carney (D-10) to join the party.
The Pennsylvania Republican Party had no part in courting Carney, according to spokesman Mike Barley. Party officials in Harrisburg found out about the effort when Politico published a story about Carney’s possible party switch Wednesday afternoon, he said.
Carney to stay a Democrat
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009Chris Carney will remain a Democrat.
“I am flattered by the overtures of Sen. McCain and other Republican Party officials and consider their outreach a sure sign that I have worked in a truly bipartisan manner,” he said in a statement released at 7:30 p.m. “I always put my district above political party and have maintained an independent voice. I have enjoyed widespread Republican support throughout my district and will continue to work closely with Democrats, Republicans and independents alike. I appreciate the Republican Party’s outreach, but I have no plans to change parties.”
Carney switching parties?
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009Republicans are stepping up their efforts to persuade more House Democrats to switch parties and are zeroing in on a second-term Pennsylvanian who is not ruling out such a move.
Democratic Rep. Chris Carney received a phone call Wednesday from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) asking him to consider becoming a Republican, a top GOP official told POLITICO.
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