An internal poll released by Republican Jim Gerlach’s congressional campaign Tuesday shows him beating inter-party opponent Steve Welch by nearly 70 percentage points in a primary matchup, although the incumbent did not reveal what questions it asked to produce the results.
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PoliticsPA: Gerlach tries to scare Welch off with internal poll
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010GOP turns its back twice on Welch
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Wealthy businessman Steve Welch had already declared his candidacy for an open seat in the Seventh Congressional District when Republican leaders backed another man early in the fall.
PoliticsPA: Gerlach says he has 525k in ‘commitments’
Friday, January 29th, 2010Jim Gerlach’s congressional campaign said Friday it had received about $525,000 since he ended his gubernatorial campaign early this month, although the congressman did not specify how much of that money he has actually received.
The money could be a big boost to the incumbent Republican, who faces a challenge from businessman Steve Welch in the GOP primary. Welch had about $650,000 on hand to end last year, while Gerlach’s gubernatorial run left his federal campaign account broke.
PoliticsPA: Welch says he will continue campaign in 6th
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Businessman Steve Welch left no doubt in an interview Thursday that he will challenge incumbent Jim Gerlach in the 6th Congressional District Republican primary.
“If you were us, why would you stop?” Welch told PoliticsPA. “We’re clearly gaining support … we’re bringing a lot of people back into the Republican Party.”
PoliticsPA: Welch keeps making noise in 6th
Friday, January 15th, 2010Republican Steve Welch’s congressional campaign gave another indication Friday that it might challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach in a primary, issuing a press release that said it received 40 percent of the votes during a local GOP straw poll Thursday night.
PoliticsPA: Pike with more than $1 million on hand
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Pike released his cash-on-hand figure in a news release last week that responded to incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach exiting the gubernatorial race. His campaign manager declined to reveal how much Pike had raised in the 4th fiscal quarter or the total amount of his fundraising.
PoliticsPA Reports: Welch has $650,000 on hand, campaign says
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Steve Welch hasn’t publicly announced whether he will continue to run in the 6th Congressional District now that incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach has re-entered the race, but his indecision didn’t stop his campaign from releasing fundraising numbers that show, for now, he’s on pace to have enough money to compete against anybody.
Welch’s campaign had more than $650,000 on hand to end the fourth fundraising quarter last year, it said Wednesday in a press release. The candidate contributed another $150,000 of his personal fortune into the campaign and raised nearly $100,000 from supporters, according to the campaign.
TPM – Turning up the heat in the 6th
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010The race for Pennsylvania’s sixth Congressional district was turned on its head with Rep. Jim Gerlach’s decision to seek reelection. Thanks to the turmoil, a candidate once backed by the Republican establishment is reaching out to the tea party movement.
PA-06 sparked our interest last week as several GOP contenders sought to identify with tea partiers and [...]
UPDATED PoliticsPA: Schroder ends campaign in 6th
Monday, January 11th, 2010Curt Schroder abruptly ended his congressional campaign Monday evening, issuing a two-sentence statement that said he is now only seeking to run again for his state House seat.
“Curt Schroder has ended his campaign for the 6th Congressional District,” the campaign said. “He plans to continue serving in the Pennsylvania House and will run for re-election in the 155th 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 [...]
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