According to numbers from an internal poll released by Rep. Tim Murphy’s campaign on Monday, the Republican incumbent holds a hefty 34 point lead over his opponent Larry Maggi.

The DCCC trimmed its TV presence by about $225K in the Pittsburgh market, and it looks like Larry Maggi is cut off. They’ll still be on TV in the 12th district, but as of today Republican Keith Rothfus will have a 3-2 TV advantage over Rep. Mark Critz in the final 3 weeks of the campaign.

Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick has received both praise and scorn on his environmental record, causing a split among endorsements for both Fitzpatrick and his Democratic challenger Kathy Boockvar.

It was brief, but all eyes were on Congressman Mark Critz and Republican hopeful Keith Rothfus in their first debate at Penn State-Beaver.

The Pa. AFL-CIO is hoping to bring into the fold its members who may be inclined to vote for a Republican for Congress next month. Mailers went out to about 10,000 union members in PA-6, PA-8 and PA-12.

Democratic challenger Manan Trivedi raised $433,000 in the third quarter, he told the Philadelphia Inquirer.

We have our first 3rd quarter fundraising announcement. Kathy Boockvar, the Democrat challenging Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, raised $520,000 in the third quarter.

Kathy Boockvar will have a lot less help in her challenge to Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has cancelled almost $600K in television ads that would have boosted her in the second-to-last week of the campaign.