7/13 Ups & Downs
It’s Friday the Thirteenth. See who was unlucky enough to earn ‘Downs’ this week.
July 13, 2012
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It’s Friday the Thirteenth. See who was unlucky enough to earn ‘Downs’ this week.
Good morning politicos, here’s the buzz. The RNC picks Bob Casey as its messenger; Larry Maggi has raised more than any other Murphy challenger ever in PA-18; Barletta and Stilp battle it out over Obamacare repeal; and Smith officially jumps into the race against Raja.
In an effort to strengthen the characterization of Obama as “Outsourcer-in-Chief” the RNC has turned to comments made by Bob Casey and his fellow Dem senators who criticized portions of the 2009 stimulus for sending stimulus money, and jobs, overseas.
Romney’s new television ad, “No Evidence,” dismisses Obama’s outsourcing attacks against Romney as untrue and questions the veracity of Obama’s campaign. While the spot will not be airing in Pennsylvania, it did play during Thursday’s episode of The Today Show.
Without much hope of success, the House GOP moved Wednesday (in its 33rd vote) to repeal Obamacare in its entirety. At the moment, this move
Guest commentary from Drs. Madonna and Young suggests what critics of Voter ID have said all along: that the law is seemingly politically motivated, is duplicative of an existing law and has yet to be fully vetted or tested and, therefore, should not be implemented this cycle.
After weeks and even months of rumors, State Rep. Matt Smith (D-Allegheny) has thrown his hat in the ring for the race to replace recently retired Sen. John Pippy.
Good morning politicos, here’s the buzz. A new poll shows Obama and Casey both lead their opponents in PA; Critz votes against Obamacare repeal; Meehan passes the $2M mark; Santorum becomes a stem cell group spokesman; and the PA Dems are banking on Voter ID to bring in some money.
After Rep. Mark Critz voted against the repeal of the Affordable Healthcare Act, his opponent Keith Rothfus seized the opportunity to portray Critz as an opponent of Medicare. The debate even lead to a heated rhetorical battle over Twitter this afternoon.
The Obama campaign has released a new television ad targeting Mitt Romney’s tax plan, keeping up the message that the Republican hopeful wants to cut tax breaks for millionaires. Obama, meanwhile, wants to, “ask the wealthy to pay a little more”.
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