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  • Meehan camp says 27 Dems who helped Lentz in ‘06 got bonuses

    Republican Pat Meehan’s campaign on Thursday continued to push its argument that Democrat Bryan Lentz was one of the prime beneficiaries of the legislative corruption scheme known as Bonusgate, releasing the names of 27 Democrats that Meehan says helped in Lentz’s 2006 state House campaign before later receiving taxpayer-funded bonuses.

    The latest missive came on the heels of a Harrisburg news conference on Wednesday during which Meehan named one of those…

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    June 17, 2010 at 5:18 pm | Comments (40)

  • After promising a bombshell, Meehan rehashes old Bonusgate info (Video)

    HARRISBURG—Republican Pat Meehan on Wednesday sought to tie his Democratic opponent directly to the infamous legislative corruption probe known as Bonusgate, but provided little if any new information after his campaign had promised reporters fresh revelations that would question his opponent’s “fitness for higher office.”

    During a late-morning news conference at the Capitol here, Meehan, a former U.S. Attorney who is running for Congress in the 7th District, pointed out that Ann Collis, a Democratic…

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    June 16, 2010 at 2:35 pm | Comments (48)

  • Pat Meehan, water ice scooper

    Republican Pat Meehan has been a political operative, a district attorney and a U.S. attorney. On Tuesday evening, he’ll have a different job: scooper at Rita’s Water Ice.

    Meehan, the GOP nominee in the 7th Congressional District, will take something of a 45-minute temp job at the Rita’s in Havertown, joining local TV newscasters Pat Ciarrocchi and Deanna Durante in an effort to raise money for breast cancer research. Meehan will be scooping from 6…

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    June 7, 2010 at 1:31 pm | Comments (31)

  • Double-Edged-Sword: Is Sestak good or bad for Bryan Lentz?

    Joe Sestak’s come-from-behind win in last month’s Senate primary has Democrats in his Delaware County home base excited for November, but it’s also left them to quietly mull over something of a political riddle during the slow summer months: Is this good news or bad news for Bryan Lentz?

    Lentz, a two-term state Representative, is the party’s nominee to succeed Sestak in the 7th Congressional District, and he faces a tough race against former U.S.…

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    June 4, 2010 at 2:34 pm | Comments (38)

  • Lentz says Meehan played ‘central role’ in failure to regulate Wall Street

    Democrat Bryan Lentz on Tuesday made the most substantive and direct attack yet on his Republican opponent’s ambiguous position on financial reform, criticizing Pat Meehan anew for not taking a stance on legislation moving through Congress and even laying some of the blame for the recent financial crisis at Meehan’s doorstep.

    Meehan has yet to publicly take a position on financial reform legislation that has passed both chambers of Congress and awaits conference committee negotiations…

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    June 1, 2010 at 3:17 pm | Comments (31)

  • Meehan setting the agenda in 7th District debates

    In the world of political debates, it’s standard practice for competing campaigns to work together toward accepting invitations from civic and media groups, and scheduling debates accordingly. But in the fiercely-competitive 7th Congressional District, Republican Pat Meehan is setting the table by himself.

    Meehan’s campaign is in the process of trying to schedule 10 debates unilaterally. It is taking advantage of an opening provided by Democrat Bryan Lentz, who said he…

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    May 27, 2010 at 5:03 pm | Comments (24)

  • Lentz wants to debate Meehan ‘any place, any time’ (Updated)

    With primary day in the rear-view mirror, Democrat Bryan Lentz says it’s time for Republican Pat Meehan to get serious about having some policy debates.

    Lents this week issued a challenge to his 7th District opponent, saying he was ready to debate Meehan “any place, any time.” His comments came after Meehan wrote in an e-mail to supporters that he looks forward to “setting up a vigorous series of debates” with Lentz, and after instances…

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    May 21, 2010 at 3:00 pm | Comments (36)

  • The top 5 campaign Web sites

    In its most basic form, a campaign Web site is little more than a bare-bones, online biography of a political candidate and a description of his or her stances on the issues. Such rudimentary creations do little to inspire in this digital world of contemporary politics.

    But at its best, a campaign Web site is so much more. It is a gateway into a candidate’s political persona, a gathering place for supporters, a strategic hub…

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    May 17, 2010 at 6:20 pm | Comments (7)

  • Sestak backs Lentz, former rival, for House seat

    MEDIA—Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) gave the official thumbs-up to former political rival Bryan Lentz on Tuesday, as Lentz pursues the House seat that Sestak is leaving open to run for Senate.

    With the primary field clear for Lentz, Sestak’s support was largely assumed, but it was nonetheless an important symbolic gesture to a local Democratic establishment loyal to Sestak, and an appropriate closing chapter to what was very briefly a political rivalry in 2006. Sestak…

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    May 11, 2010 at 5:00 pm | Comments (10)

  • Meehan has yet to pay legal costs for ballot challenge

    Republican Pat Meehan’s campaign reported finishing last month with about $900,000 in the bank. But that total does not reflect what will end up being an expensive slate of legal fees associated with defending his ballot position.

    Meehan, who got to stay on the 7th District primary ballot after a challenge spearheaded by Democratic opponent Bryan Lentz, has yet to pay a dime to the law firm Cozen O’Connor, almost two…

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    May 7, 2010 at 3:34 pm | Comments (9)

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