Good morning politicos, here’s the buzz. The latest PA Prez poll; new info from the AFL-CIO puts the number of voters without ID at 1.6mil; more “you didn’t build that” attacks today; and a pro-Obama group has released an Olympic ad.
The Hill’s annual “50 Most Beautiful” list includes Rep. Joe Pitts staffer Brian Bosak, a legislative assistant who handles business, financial and values issues. Though not a PA native, Bosak represents the Keystone State well. Two others who called PA home also made the list.
Damn the context, full speed ahead! The Romney campaign and Republicans continued their assault on President Obama’s recent “you didn’t build that” remarks in the state Capitol and across PA via a series of press conferences featured candidates and business owners.
New information compiled by the AFL-CIO shows that not only do more than 1 percent of people lack ID, as previously estimated by the Corbett administration, but that the number may be even higher than the 9.2 percent estimate: as high as 20 percent, or 1.6 million voters.
Public Policy Polling’s new Presidential polls have the President with a 6-point lead over challenger Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania. The last poll conducted by PPP in the state was in May, which had Obama at 50, Romney at 42.
The PA Dems ran an online contest for their candidates in PA’s 18 congressional districts. The winner: Missa Eaton, challenging Rep. Mike Kelly. The prize: a fundraising email likely worth a few thousand bucks.
Good morning politicos, here’s the buzz. Voter ID goes to court today; the Romney campaign bus comes to PA for a number of events; and who will take over state Rep. Mike Gerber’s Montco seat?
Larry Maggi’s campaign has made time for TV, reserving $495,000 in air time this fall in the Pittsburgh market. Maggi is challenging GOP Rep. Tim Murphy in PA-18. Murphy has over $1M on hand to use, although he has not yet announced plans for an ad campaign.
Green VP candidate Cheri Honkala calls Pennsylvania home, but that won’t be enough for the Green Party to get on the ballot. With state law requires roughly 10 times the number of petition signatures, Honkala and presidential candidate Jill Stein are facing an uphill battle.
Sen. Pat Toomey has made a name for himself in GOP circles in Washington. During a speech Tuesday morning at the Brookings Institute, the freshman Senator explained his proposal to reform the federal tax code.
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