Carney’s latest ad hypes ‘Made in America’

The latest TV commercial from Congressman Chris Carney (D-10) touts his advocacy for tax incentives to keep manufacturing jobs in America.

The 30-second spot is Carney’s second of the campaign, and it started airing in the northeast Pennsylvania district late last month.

“Made in America,” Carney says in the ad. “It’s a source of pride and an engine of growth, but it hasn’t been happening enough.”

Sporting a big cash advantage against Republican Tom Marino,…

September 2, 2010 at 1:13 pm | Comments (0)

Marino wants more debates

Only one debate is planned between the candidates in the 10th Congressional District this year. And that’s got Republican Tom Marino pretty peeved.

Marino, a former U.S. Attorney, made his strongest plea for more debates this week, saying that Congressman Chris Carney (D-10) is trying to “hide his record from the people” of the northeast Pennsylvania district.

“Maybe he is afraid to defend the fact that he toes the liberal line and supports the reckless…

September 1, 2010 at 7:58 am | Comments (3)

LEFTOVERS: Sestak & earmarks, Casey does SEPA, Marino on tape

Democrat Joe Sestak found himself under new scrutiny on that pesky subject of earmarks Monday, after The Morning Call reported that money Sestak earmarked for a non-profit foundation could instead end up benefiting a for-profit wind energy company.

At issue is $350,000 requested for the Thomas Paine Foundation, money to develop a new prototype, offshore wind turbine. The money was never actually appropriated, but long story short, the head of the…

August 30, 2010 at 7:23 pm | Comments (5)

Marino says Social Security cuts needed; Carney pounces

Republican congressional candidate Tom Marino said Tuesday that some Americans will need to “step up and take the hit by saying no to Social Security”—drawing a swift and biting rebuke from his Democratic opponent and leading the GOP challenger to quickly retreat from the statement.

Marino made his comments during an extended radio interview that touched on a wide swath of policy issues. They came as Democrats have been eager to…

August 24, 2010 at 4:53 pm | Comments (12)

LEFTOVERS: More Toomey stuff, Cook on the 8th & 10th, vets for Gerlach

You know that enduring image of a room full of monkeys on typewriters? Well, somewhere in Washington, the Democratic Party must have a roomful of monkeys looking back at every word Pat Toomey ever said as a congressman.

OK, not that research interns are monkeys. But the party is obviously working hard on this, because it keeps dredging up old videos of the Republican Senate nominee talking about derivatives. We already reported on full story

August 18, 2010 at 11:46 pm | Comments (11)

Conservative group running ads in five Pa. districts

A prominent conservative group launched a major advertising campaign this week to decry congressional spending—and five competitive House races in Pennsylvania are among the group’s targets.

The ad from Americans for Prosperity decries last year’s economic stimulus package as wasteful spending. It was already seen airing in the 3rd Congressional District this week, where incumbent Democrat Kathy Dahlkemper’s campaign was quick to push back with an e-mail to supporters.

How much is being spent for…

August 18, 2010 at 11:08 am | Comments (2)

GOP pollsters see challengers leading in four Pa. races

Republican pollsters looking at four competitive House districts in Pennsylvania say the GOP challengers in those races are holding leads over Democratic incumbents—and sometimes big leads that come in spite of low name recognition for the Republicans.

Whit Ayres’ polling firm conducted the surveys on behalf of American Action Forum—part of the conservative group American Action Network led by former Senator Norm Coleman, among others. The results were first reported by…

August 17, 2010 at 8:15 am | Comments (7)

Flush with cash, Carney hits the airwaves

Less than three months before Election Day, Congressman Chris Carney (D-10) is deploying his massive financial advantage on TV.

Carney, who’s seeking a third term in the northeast Pennsylvania district, began his first ad buy of the campaign this week. He faces former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino, in a race that Republicans had hoped would be competitive. But Carney finished June with more than 70 times the amount of campaign cash…

August 11, 2010 at 1:05 pm | Comments (6)

LEFTOVERS: Vets in the 10th, JoePa in the 11th, Tea Party (again) on the 7th

It was a day for veterans to speak out in the 10th Congressional District Tuesday.

First, incumbent Democrat Chris Carney rolled out his military-guy-supporters to speak out against Republican opponent Tom Marino. You might remember that Carney was peeved that Marino attacked him for not signing on to an anti-abortion bill while he was tending to his cancer-stricken wife, and then twisting the knife while Carney was on active duty and…

August 10, 2010 at 11:55 pm | Comments (4)

Carney: Marino is ‘bereft of human decency’

Congressman Chris Carney (D-10) called foul play on Republican challenger Tom Marino Monday, saying the former U.S. Attorney has been using dirty politics to misrepresent the incumbent’s stance on abortion.

Carney’s comments, during a conference call with reporters and a statement later, came after Marino criticized Carney—at times using a debunked claim— for not cosponsoring legislation that would reaffirm the policy of not allowing taxpayer funding for abortions. Carney said he…

August 9, 2010 at 5:23 pm | Comments (16)