Pawlenty Wins PLC Straw Poll; Santorum Finishes 9th
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty won the straw poll vote of conservative activists at this year’s Pennsylvania Leadership conference.
April 9, 2011
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Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty won the straw poll vote of conservative activists at this year’s Pennsylvania Leadership conference.
Congressional leaders agreed late Friday to a compromise that will keep the federal government funded for the remainder of the fiscal year — averting a government shutdown less than an hour before it was set to start.
Maybe the most interesting PA players to watch are the Republican Congressmen from the key swing districts of southeast PA, as they seek to balance campaign pledges without alienating voters in future elections.
Senator Pat Toomey has canceled his appearance at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference because of the ongoing uncertainty over the federal budget.
Several of our Philadelphia friends were delighted to forward the Thursday issue of the Philadelphia Public Record, which had an interesting story about former Congressman Joe Sestak and his political ambitions. Sound familiar? It might, if you read PoliticsPA last week on April 1st.
A final vote in the PA legislature will occur early next week in Corbett’s push for tort reform. The “Fair Share” bill, sponsored by Republican Curt Schroder, would rid the state of its joint-and-several liability law, which forces a defendant to make all of a payout in the case that a co-defendant is financially unable.
Maybe it’s the Spring air, but Ups beat Downs 2-1 today. See who had the best week in PA politics.
Before there was a Tea Party, Pennsylvania conservatives had the PA Leadership Conference. Their annual meeting is this weekend at the Radisson Penn Harris in Camp Hill, and is a must-attend for any Republican seeking any statewide office.
Government shutdown looms, the PA Leadership Conference starts today, and Holden draws a possible challenger.
The Independence Hall Tea Party held a “Drill More, Spend Less” Conference prior to Obama’s speech. The purpose of the conference was to address the party’s distaste of Obama’s discouragement of domestic oil production as well as government overspending.
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