10/17 Morning Buzz
Obama, then Perry, now Biden; $1 mil for Casey; a funny fundraiser for Boockvar; Corbett backs an online tax; Santorum on the radio; the Montco GOP goes on the air; and a primary for Platts?
Obama, then Perry, now Biden; $1 mil for Casey; a funny fundraiser for Boockvar; Corbett backs an online tax; Santorum on the radio; the Montco GOP goes on the air; and a primary for Platts?
Sen. Casey raised $1 million this past quarter and now has $3.75 million on hand.
Texas Governor and Republican Presidential candidate Rick Perry visited the United States Steel Mon Valley Works Irvin Plant in West Mifflin on Friday, touting his plan to spur job creation in the United States as one “that will rebuild the engine of American prosperity.”
After initially deciding against mounting a concerted effort to collect sales taxes on purchases from online-only retailers like Amazon.com, Governor Tom Corbett is preparing to implement strategies to ensure more comprehensive collection of such fees, the Patriot-News’ Jan Murphy reported on Friday.
Santorum notes his disagreement with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on “government run Romneycare.” He calls Texas Governor Rick Perry “dead wrong” for supporting in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrants. Santorum also vehemently opposes the Wall Street bailouts, which former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain supported.
Commonwealth Secretary Carol Aichele defended the new Voter ID mandate in an Inky Op-Ed, but critics are questioning her numbers.
Kathy Boockvar, the Democratic candidate for Commonwealth Court, has an… interesting strategy to bring in the bucks in the final month of the campaign.
Erick Erickson and RedState are at it again. Just last week, Erickson called for Tim Murphy to have a primary challenge. Now, the managing editor of the influential national conservative blog RedState is saying Rep. Todd Platts (R-York) should face the same.
One of the Pennsylvania’s premiere 2011 races is starting to heat up. Bruce Castor and Jenny Brown, Republican candidates for Montgomery County Commissioner, are prepared to launch the first television ad of the election.
Lots of action in DC this week, and Harrisburg too. Check out this week’s Ups & Downs.
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