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If his fundraising prowess is any indication, it looks like former U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan (R) made the right choice to bow out of the race for Pennsylvania governor and instead seek to put PA-7 back in the Republican column.
Meehan will report nearly $600K raised in the fourth quarter of 2009, a nice chunk of [...]

Political website PoliticsPA is reporting that state Sen. Dave Argall is going to run against U.S. Rep. Tim Holden, D-17, with plans to make an announcement next Monday.
As one GOP activist emailed me this morning, “Mark it in your calendar, PA-17 is going Republican.”
The announcement, according to PoliticsPA sources, is set for 6 p.m. at [...]

Republican Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta will go for three when he seeks to take the seat of U.S. Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski, D-11 in the 2010 midterms.

Joe Sestak gets his first congressional endorsement from Barney Frank.

Beaver Country Blue, a subchapter blog of the Progressive Democrats of America, opined about liberal disappointment in Blue Dog Rep. Jason Altmire’s House vote against health care reform last week.
The blog post, titled “Disappointed Altmire Supporters Meet to Discuss Alternatives” and written by Randy Shannon on Sunday, said that a group of 27 Democratic Party [...]

On the surface, you would think that Pennsylvania residents were all for the health care reform bill that has now made it onto the senate floor for debate.

From letter sent out by former Sen. Santorum:
Dear Friend,
I'm writing you today to ask for your help to elect my good friend, Tom Corbett, the next Governor of Pennsylvania.
As Pennsylvania's Attorney General, Tom has been at the front line in the battle against drug dealers, gangs, and the violence that threatens our communities. He's created [...]

The campaign for the highest bench in the state has become a mudfest of last-minute negative ads.
Democrat Jack Panella and Republican Joan Orie Melvin are the centerpiece of tomorrow’s statewide ballot; both currently serve together one rung down on the state Superior Court.
Whoever wins the race tips the balance of the courts, important for the [...]

Native Pittsburgher, University of Pitt Law grad and Senator from Utah Orrin Hatch will host a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. for Pennsylvania senate hopeful Pat Toomey
Once upon a time the top GOP’er dismissed the former congressman’s chances of beating Sen. Arlen Specter. Now, not so much.

Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato holds a wide monetary gap between himself and the other guys seeking Gov. Ed Rendell’s job.
Republican Tom Corbett has $2.3 million in donations. His GOP rival, Rep. Jim Gerlach, is not saying how much he has,.
Democratic Auditor General Jack Wagner has 1/10th of Onorato’s war chest with $600,000. Montco Commish [...]