Comments on: Switching races for Meehan, Welch to run in 6th District

By: Dead Cats: “Browner” 01/15/10, (2)07: James Brody | Dead Cats & Clippings

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:13:53 +0000

[...] on on 11/07/2006 to the Democrat party until he decided to run for the PA-7 House seat in 2009. He was chased out of the PA-7 race and switched to the PA-6 House race for Congressman Jim Gerlach’s seat against conservative [...]

By: Pete LeVan

Pete LeVan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:06:29 +0000

The only one looking clever in all this is Jim Gerlach. Gerlach saw the proverbial writing on the wall that the Sixth is going Democrat this time. So by “chickening-out” of the Congressional race he looks courageous taking-on Corbett. Berks County, which put Gerlach over the top THREE TIMES, now has a scary Republican registration of ONLY 34%.
FEDERAL LAW dictates that a Congressman need only live in the STATE he represents. Welch could run for a seat in Erie if he wanted. This is not as uncommon as you may think. Bela Abzug, the 70s icon, actually represented 3 different districts throughout her career while never living in any of them.

By: PA-6 Alert: Steve Welch Was a Republican, Then a Democrat, Then a Republican and is Now a RINO - susananne’s Diary - RedState

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:38:28 +0000

[...] on 11/07/2006 to the Democrat party until he decided to run for the PA-7 House seat in 2009. He was chased out of the PA-7 race and switched to the PA-6 House race for Congressman Jim Gerlach’s seat against conservative [...]

By: karlub

karlub — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:59:46 +0000

Quick note to the commenter who suggested the sixth district generally, and Phoenixville specifically, is where Welch lives “and eats.”

I loved Welch for the seventh, and met with him in Phoenixville to try and persuade him to stay there. We met at a local cafe called “Irish Joes” which is a favorite to the locals, and near where he just opened an office.

Had never been there before.

Now, I do not mean to imply this is particularly egregious. But I do mean to imply he is best off playing this straight rather than trying to fool people.

Again, as I said: Loved Welch for the Seventh. But not for the sixth. Schroder is a conservative candidate with nationally recognized reformist legislation under his belt who nevertheless has broad bipartisan appeal. People like that should be promoted, not undermined through interparty gamesmanship.

By: Technically Philly » Welch switches to sixth district | Covering the Community of People Who Use Technology in Philadelphia.

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:01:19 +0000

[...] According to our friends at PA2010.com, DreamIt Ventures co-founder and current Republican congressional candidate Steve Welch has announced he has changed the district he is seeking to represent. [...]

By: flynnbw

flynnbw — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:37:34 +0000

Look, I remember when Patrick Murphy was criticized literally DAILY in the 8th District race in 2006 because he wasn’t “from Bucks County.” Then-Rep. Fitzpatrick essentially made it the centerpiece of his campaign.

Never mind that Patrick grew up in the Parkwood section of Far Northeast Philadelphia (literally about a football field away from the district line) or that, after returning from his Army service, decided to settle down in Bucks County like so many others from Philadelphia have done over the last fifty years – he wasn’t FROM the District.

Now a Republican who was ACTUALLY RUNNING for another Congressional seat switches his campaign in a blatantly political move, and what do we hear from the GOP? Nothing.

Again, I don’t want to directly criticize Mr. Welch here — it seems like he was getting into the race for the right reasons, and it would have been tough for a MontCo resident to win in the 7th. But come on now – let’s have some consistency!

I guess the deeper point here is this — we need to have districts that represent coherent political/geographical units. I believe MontCo is represented by something like six different Members of Congress! This is absurd. I hope that the PA state government does something right and uses common sense when re-drawing lines in 2011. No more salamander-shaped districts.

By: News & Gossip – Week of 09/14/09

News & Gossip – Week of 09/14/09 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:25:33 +0000

[...] The race to represent Conshohocken in Congress becomes more clear. [...]

By: Topton Pride

Topton Pride — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:01:28 +0000

NO, either he is from here or not. I think he is pretty clear about that asshole.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:02:42 +0000

So if we would have moved back to his home a couple of months ago and then entered the race, he WOULD be one of you? Grow up.

I’m looking forward to talking about the issues and not talking about this petty crap.

By: Winston

Winston — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:39:45 +0000

Lets face it, in his first true test in politics Steve Welch FAILED!!! HE was muscled out by the remnants of the Delaware County War Board. What did he get from them? What is the deal? Instead of being independent and standing up to them and running in the seat where he resides (Upper PRovidence, Montgomery County btw, not Phoenixville), Welch folded to them like a cheap suit!!! IT doesn’t matter whether his yard is 10 feet or 100 miles from the 6th. HE is NOT one of us!