Berwood Yost, director of the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin and Marshall College, said the quiet was almost eerie. “I guess it’s kind of the silent phase of the campaign,” he said.
Posts Tagged ‘Sam Rohrer’
Slow start to Pa. gubernatorial primary races
Thursday, March 4th, 2010ON BACKGROUND: Toomey’s interesting decision, Rohrer’s transparency and Corbett on reform
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Every week, PoliticsPA will give you a taste of the buzz, rumors and gossip floating around Pennsylvania’s political wags. This week we talk Toomey’s non-endorsement decision, Sam Rohrer putting an exact number on his fundraising goal, Corbett’s reform plan and why all efforts to find candidates to replace John Murtha might be for not.
PoliticsPA: Rohrer, Corbett camp throw post-debate verbal jabs
Sunday, February 14th, 2010HARRISBURG — GOP gubernatorial candidates Sam Rohrer and Tom Corbett might have remained cordial toward each other during a Friday night debate at the state Republican Party’s winter meeting, but behind the scenes, the two men and their campaigns didn’t hesitate trade a few verbal barbs.
PoliticsPA: Corbett receives endorsement; Rohrer undeterred
Saturday, February 13th, 2010Attorney General Tom Corbett won the state GOP endorsement over primary foe Sam Rohrer Saturday morning, a decision that appeared a forgone conclusion for most of the last year.
The attorney general emerged as the front-runner following his surprisingly easy re-election victory in 2008, and he has forced two Republican candidates to bow out of the gubernatorial race, former U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan and U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach.
PoliticsPA: Corbett, Rohrer keep close on policy during debate
Friday, February 12th, 2010HARRISBURG — The two GOP gubernatorial candidates espoused a similar limited-government, reduced-taxes message Friday night at the state Republican Party winter meeting, with each saying state government needed to create a less hostile business climate for the economy to rebound.
PoliticsPA: Rohrer, Corbett criticize Rendell’s budget plan
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Pennsylvania’s two Republican candidates Tuesday criticized Governor Ed Rendell’s budget proposal because they said the spending plan would add burdensome taxes during an already difficult economy.
The governor proposed increasing spending by $1.15 billion next fiscal year, from about $27.8 billion to $29 billion, in a budget that did not call for any tax increases. But he also outlined a plan to begin saving money for the state’s looming multi-billion shortfall in the coming years, a proposal that creates a reserve account funded by an array of tax hikes.
PoliticsPA: Rohrer has about $100k on hand
Monday, February 1st, 2010Republican gubernatorial candidate Sam Rohrer has about $100,000 on hand after raising nearly $250,000 last year, his senior strategist Jeff Coleman told PoliticsPA.
Rohrer supporters say GOP is ignoring him for governor
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010KEMPTON, Pa. – When U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach withdrew from the governor’s race last week, Republican leaders said the party could now unite behind the presumptive nominee, Attorney General Tom Corbett.
PoliticsPA Reports: Why Gerlach left the gubernatorial race
Monday, January 11th, 2010As former gubernatorial candidate Jim Gerlach announced last week that he would seek another term in the U.S. House, political players in the Keystone State said that the failure of Gerlach’s gubernatorial bid stemmed from his decision his relatively late entry into the primary against Attorney General Tom Corbett.
UPDATED: Corbett’s name ID vaults him to front, D field a mystery
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Another poll, another indication Tom Corbett is the undisputed, though early, gubernatorial front-runner. The Republican attorney general leads U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach 38 percent to 12 percent in a primary matchup, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. The findings are in sync withother polls on the race showing Corbett with a big lead.
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By David T.
I have personally met both Russell and Burns. I don't get the impression that either are "razor" sharp....not saying ...
By Joe DuPont
GOOD FOR THE TEA PARTY, KANJORSKI AND CARNEY ARE BOTH PIECES OF GARBAGE FOR TRYING TO TAKE AWAY OUR CONSTITUTIONAL ...
By Ted Doty
Burns stated he doesn‘t know how Washington works. The 12th CD doesn't need a Republican Party glamor boy like Burns. ...
By PoliticsPA’s Up & Down: | Politics PA
[...] over party rival Bill Russell. Still, the primary battle isn’t officially over – Russell has vowed to fight on, ...