See how the primary results affected the law of the congressional land for both parties in 2012. Here’s PoliticsPA’s latest vulnerability rankings for the 18 seats in the Keystone State. »
Good morning politicos. After a heck of a night, 2 incumbent congressmen and 5 incumbent state lawmakers lost their primaries. Read about all the action and learn the score in today’s Buzz. »
Democrat Gene Stilp overcame Wilkes-Barre attorney, Bill Vinsko, in Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District’s Democratic Primary today. In addition, Democrat Rick Daugherty was also victorious over opponent Jackson Eaton in the primary for the 15th ... »
Any time we ever told you it was a busy day in politics, we were lying. The primary is REALLY heating up - here’s the latest news. We hope you had a more relaxing weekend than the Smith, Kane & Critz camps, as they nervously watch the winter storm move... »
Matt Cartwright, the Lackawanna County attorney challenging Rep. Tim Holden, woke up to good news Sunday morning. The editorial board of the Scranton Times-Tribune backed his candidacy, as did Wilkes-Barre Times Leader columnist Kevin Blaum. »
Wilkes-Barre attorney Bill Vinsko will be the only candidate on TV in the Democratic primary for PA-11, but only just. He’ll air a few ads on Sunday as he seeks to best activist Gene Stilp and face Rep. Lou Barletta in the primary. »
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. »
Tim Holden has another headache coming his way. The League of Conservation Voters is preparing a $230,000 ad buy against the embattled Congressman. The incumbent is already being outspent by opponent Matt Cartwright and Super PACs. »
Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner visited Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties on Tuesday in support of incumbent Rep. Tim Holden who faces Matt Cartwright in the Democratic primary. »
Matt Cartwright leads Rep. Tim Holden, according to an internal poll conducted for the challenger’s campaign. Cartwright, an attorney from Lackawanna County, take 42 percent of the Democratic vote to Holden’s 36 percent. »
Mitt Romney is going for broke in Pennsylvania. His campaign has reserved a whopping $1.8 million in television time in the state. PoliticsPA has the breakdown on where that money is going. »
Good morning politicos, here’s the Buzz. The campaigns cooling for the holiday weekend (we hope you enjoy your Easter or Passover, too). But as they prepared for the weekend, some continued to fire a few shots - including in the PA-17 race between Hold... »
Shots fired. The Campaign for Primary Accountability, a super PAC that targets incumbents of both parties, launched a $70,000 ad buy today against PA-17 Rep. Tim Holden. The ad accuses him of cozying to Wall Street interests. »
PA will be part of a seven-figure ad campaign by groups supporting environmental regulations - specifically EPA clean air standards. The ad features a politician using a nebulizer. »
Good morning politicos, here’s the Buzz. Tons of action in the Altmire/Critz race, which is finally living up to the hype. Lot’s of news this week from that race, mainly over Altmire’s latest TV ad. »
