The PA-17 primary is a pretty good parallel to the 2010 primary between Sen. Arlen Specter and Rep. Joe Sestak, but will the result be a repeat? Sestak hopes so. He’s rallying for Cartwright this weekend.
Rep. Tim Murphy was one of Mark Mustio’s first endorsers when the state Rep. threw his hat in the ring to run for the seat of retiring Sen. John Pippy. But asked about the recent tenor of the campaign, the Congressman had kind words for Mustio opponent Raja.
To criticize the GOP’s “Small Business Tax Cut Act,” the Dems’ campaign arm is going nuclear. They note the bill gives breaks to any employer with fewer than 500 employees, regardless of revenue. Including, they say, even the Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots.
His request follows weeks of blistering TV attacks against him by outside groups. Not to mention, weeks of negative ads by Holden – which he acknowledges – against opponent Matt Cartwright. Cartwright agreed to the ceasefire.
In their continued effort to influence the 2012 primary season, the Planned Parenthood political action fund “Women are Watching” released a list of their “toxic ten” members of congress who have ardently supported legislature to cut federal family planning grants.
In his newest ad, Altmire defends his vote for the Balanced Budget Amendment and disputes claims from Critz that the BBA would result in massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare. It’s become the marquee issue in a race of two conservative Democrats.
The Campaign for Primary Accountability (C4PA) attacked Tim Holden in a new television spot, portraying the PA-17 Congressman as a Blue Dog Democrat and politician under Wall Street’s control.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has set aside more than $5 million in airtime in Pennsylvania for the general election – $3.57 million in the Philadelphia market, $2 million in Pittsburgh.
Evan Feinberg received some help this week from FreedomWorks, a conservative PAC that launched a new radio ad in southwestern Pa. to boost his primary challenge to Rep. Tim Murphy.
A poll released Wednesday suggests Mark Critz has the momentum in his fratricidal showdown with fellow Rep. Jason Altmire. He trails Altmire 43 to 39, the narrowest gap of any poll yet.
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