In this week’s Up & Down, Pennsylvania politicians do battle with the media (especially in Pittsburgh), AG Tom Corbett flip-flops, and a House Republican starts a “Beer Revolution.”
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PoliticsPA’s Up & Down: 2/19 Edition
Friday, February 19th, 2010PoliticsPA: Democratic gov race remains intact despte Doherty’s exit
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010The unsurprising departure of Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty from the Democratic gubernatorial race on Wednesday likely does little to change the contest’s still uncertain landscape.
Doherty is set to announce Thursday that he will instead seek to replace retiring state Sen. Bob Mellow’s in Harrisburg, a move that been rumored for the past several days. The candidate had declared he was running for governor almost immediately after winning re-election as Scranton’s mayor late last year, but his campaign failed to gain traction in a crowded field.
Doherty to make announcement on state Senate race
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010It looks as if Democrat Chris Doherty might be getting out of the governor’s race.
Mark Nevins, a political aide to the Scranton mayor, said Doherty will make an announcement on Thursday pertaining to his interest in the state Senate seat to be vacated at year’s end by long-time Sen. Robert Mellow, who decided last week not to [...]
Report: Doherty considering run for Mellow’s seat
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty, a candidate for governor, is being urged by some fellow Democrats to give up his gubernatorial ambition and run instead for the Pennsylvania Senate seat to be vacated at year’s end by Democratic Sen. Robert J. Mellow, a Doherty campaign aide said today.
While not saying yes or no, Doherty “is listening to what they have to say,” said the aide, who was not authorized to give his name for the record.
PoliticsPA: Saidel wins lt. gov endorsement
Saturday, February 6th, 2010Former Philadelphia City Controller Jonathan Saidel easily won the state Democratic Party’s endorsement Saturday, defeating former Commonwealth Court Judge Doris Ribner-Smith.
PoliticsPA: Wagner wins majority but not endorsement from state Dems
Saturday, February 6th, 2010LANCASTER — None of the five candidates seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination received enough support Saturday for the state Democratic Party’s endorsement, but at least four of them claimed afterward the vote totals were victories for their campaigns.
The vote, taken at the party’s winter meeting, means the candidates will compete in an open primary for the nomination. Members took two ballots, with the candidate receiving the fewest votes on the first, in this case Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel, being removed for the second.
PoliticsPA: Doherty doesn’t receive nomination
Saturday, February 6th, 2010Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty didn’t receive a nomination for the Democratic Party’s gubernatorial endorsement Saturday, fueling speculation of recent rumors he will seek the lieutenant governor position instead.
PoliticsPA: Onorato backs away from lt. gov rumors
Monday, February 1st, 2010Rumors that Chris Doherty might pair with Dan Onorato as the lieutenant governor on the Allegheny County executive’s gubernatorial ticket apparently picked up enough steam Monday to prompt an official response from Onorato’s campaign.
PoliticsPA: Finance reports show Onorato clear front-runner
Monday, February 1st, 2010Campaign finance reports released Monday seem to definitively separate Dan Onorato from the four-man Democratic gubernatorial field while raising significant questions if the other three candidates can raise enough money to even be competitive.
Combined, Jack Wagner, Joe Hoeffel and Chris Doherty have only about $1 million on hand, six-and-a-half times less than the Allegheny County executive. Onorato has a nearly $6 million cash-on-hand advantage over his closet rival, Wagner.
PoliticsPA: Doherty has just $94k on hand
Monday, February 1st, 2010Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Doherty raised more than $1 million last year between his run for governor and re-election campaign for mayor, but those efforts left with him with just $94,000 cash on hand to finish last year.
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