pennsylvania

As predicted this morning, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), who was ousted in a landslide 2006 win by Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), used his “prebuttal” to President Obama’s AFL-CIO speech to answer questions about a possible 2012 presidential bid. Ben Smith reports:
“The dynamic has changed,” Santorum said. “A lot of folks who might not have [...]

Here’s a little fuel to the rumors that former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) is looking at a return to politics, including a possible 2012 run for president. The Republican National Committee has picked Santorum to give a teleconference “pre-buttal” to President Obama’s address to the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh.

An eye-opening arrival in the inbox:
U.S. Senate candidate Pat Toomey called President Obama’s speech today to school children in Arlington, Virginia “an inspiring and moving speech for students across America.”

PITTSBURGH – Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) has sat down with moderators Susie Madrak and Ari Melber for a taut but friendly conversation, where he’s attempting to win over the most skeptical segment of his new party. Minutes before it began, Daily Kos posted a new poll showing Specter slipping badly in his primary race against [...]

This Rasmussen Reports poll on the Pennsylvania Senate primary is dropping some jaws today:
In thinking about the 2010 Election for the United States Senate, suppose you had a choice between Republican Pat Toomey and Democrat Arlen Specter. If the election were held today would you vote for Republican Pat Toomey or Democrat Arlen Specter?
48% [...]

[UPDATE: I originally misidentified Fiorinia's abortion stance. She's pro-life.]
Josh Kraushaar notices that Republicans have gotten the U.S. Senate candidates they wanted in New Hampshire and Illinois, where they “lacked a deep bench of viable recruits — and their political hopes were largely dependent on one specific candidate running.” This feeds this week’s meme that Republican [...]

In an interview with Pennsylvania’s Wayne Independent this morning, second-term Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) officially threw his name in the ring to take on Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) in next year’s Democratic primary.
Sestak had been hinting at the run for months. The Hill describes the final hurdle of the decision-making process:
Sestak was expected to run [...]

The American Cause, the Pat and Bay Buchanan-run coalition that employs Marcus Epstein, is holding a national conference in Virginia this weekend on the theme of “Building a New Majority.” The highlight, looking at a draft of the schedule, might be this afternoon panel:
Winning Working America: How to regain the Hillary Democrats
– Peter Brimelow, Editor, [...]

Pat Toomey, the former Club for Growth president and leading Republican candidate in Pennsylvania’s 2010 Senate race, has announced a $1 million haul in the “first 60 days” of his campaign and a finger-in-the-eye hiring coup:
Toomey also is pleased to announce the hiring of Arlen Specter’s former long-time Finance Director, Louisa Boyd, to fill its [...]

Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) is in, no matter what that Obama guy has to say.
The Plum Line’s Greg Sargent reports that Sestak told him he wants to challenge newly minted Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter in the 2010 party primary, even if the White House begs him to stay out of the race.
He’ll have his [...]