Rust Belt redistricting could bolster GOP majority in 2012

Freshman Rep. Mark Critz (D) managed to survive Tuesday’s Republican onslaught in Pennsylvania, a tidal wave that swept out five of his Democratic colleagues from the state’s House delegation, flipped a U.S. Senate seat and handed full control of the state government to the GOP. Critz, who took the seat More…

Dem Votes Against Health Care Bill, Might Get Republican Challenge Anyway

GrassrootsPA is reporting that State Sen. David Argall, a Republican from Rep. Tim Holden’s (D-Pa.) base of Schuylkill County, might get into the race against him in 2010.

Holden, who survived a tough re-election challenge in 2002 when he was forced into a new district, has been a frustrating More…