2010

Dan Onorato – Confident About Election Day?

May 11, 2010
By committeegrrl
Dan Onorato – Confident About Election Day?

Image by IowaPolitics.com via Flickr A week before election day and Dan Onorato has sent around a Facebook invite to his election night party which invites guests to “Come Celebrate with Dan as we make a big step in bringing real reform to Harrisburg! ” Thus far 55 people have RSVPed yes for the event. Looks like...
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Hoeffel in the mix on TV

May 4, 2010
By grantstreetgossip
Hoeffel in the mix on TV

The Joe Hoeffel campaign announced today that they are joining Onorato and Williams on TV. Here’s the ad: It has taken a while for this race to really start getting wide attention.  With plenty of undecided voters still out there, the compressed timeline may serve to level the playing field.  If the other candidates are able...
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Gov. Campaign Strategy – Williams Ad, Onorato Emails

May 4, 2010
By grantstreetgossip
Gov. Campaign Strategy – Williams Ad, Onorato Emails

Image by AxsDeny via Flickr Anthony Williams launched an ad challenging Dan Onorato’s record on change.  The Onorato campaign has used this ad in 2 different fund raising emails this week.  The polls released today show Onorato way ahead of the other candidates in the race.   If Onorato is so far ahead of the other...
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Has Dan Onorato Lost His Mind?

March 18, 2010
By p2wp
Has Dan Onorato Lost His Mind?

If you missed yesterday’s news in the governor’s race, you missed some really bizarre behavior from the Onorato campaign. Just before the close of business on the final day that petitions could be challenged, the Onorato campaign filed objections trying to block Joe Hoeffel from being on the ballot. The Hoeffel campaign fired back in a statement...
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Tweeting for Your Vote – Following Candidates for PA Governor on Twitter

February 23, 2010
By engagedcitizen
Tweeting for Your Vote – Following Candidates for PA Governor on Twitter

Image via CrunchBase Yesterday the Triadvocate (the blog from the folks at Triad Strategies) had a post about which of the candidates in PA is leading in tweets and followers.   They have a detailed list of candidates in PA for many offices with how many followers and tweets have been posted.  Also, Huffington Post links...
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From today’s Harrisburg Online…

February 18, 2010
By politicalspy
From today’s Harrisburg Online…

Governor Ed Rendell has set a Special Election for the May 18th Primary Election Day to fill the unexpired term of the late Democratic Congressman John Murtha of Johnstown…Republicans and Democratic Party officials each will nominate a candidate for the May ballot to fill out the term…in addition to the election for the rest of Murtha’s term,...
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PA Gov Race 2010 – The Candidates and Healthcare

February 9, 2010
By committeegrrl
PA Gov Race 2010 – The Candidates and Healthcare

Joe Hoeffel just released a new web ad (included below) on Health Care today.  Here is a look at the 4 candidates in the race for the Democratic nomination and the health care related information from their campaign websites Chris Doherty – no mention of health care on his website Joe Hoeffel – has a page...
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14th Ward Club Gubernatorial Forum – 1/30/2010

January 22, 2010
By committeegrrl
14th Ward Club Gubernatorial Forum  – 1/30/2010

14th WARD CLUB TO HOST GUBERNATORIAL FORUM The 14th Ward Independent Democratic Club will host a Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Forum on Sunday, January 31, 2010 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in the Wightman School Community Building, 5604 Solway Street, in Squirrel Hill. The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania and the Pitt College Democrats are co-sponsoring...
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Roe v. Wade Anniversary: Michelman Endorses Hoeffel

January 22, 2010
By p2wp

Thirty-seven years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that women have a constitutional right to privacy that includes a legal right to terminate a pregnancy for any reason during her first trimester and in order to protect her health after that.  With a U.S. Supreme Court today where George W. Bush filled the seats of Sandra...
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Joe Hoeffel Campaign Kick Off #PAGOV2010

January 19, 2010
By committeegrrl
Joe Hoeffel Campaign Kick Off #PAGOV2010

Image via Wikipedia Joe Hoeffel Statewide Campaign Kick-off in Pittsburgh Tuesday January 26th Pittsburgh 8:30 am – 9:00 am City-County Building Portico 414 Grant Street Related blog posts… Hoeffel, Onorato battling for progressive vote (progresspittsburgh.net) Race for PA 2010 – POLL – Onorato for Governor (progresspittsburgh.net)
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Hoeffel, Onorato battling for progressive vote

January 11, 2010
By p2wp

There’s a lot of campaigning ahead of us, but in the early stages of the race for the the Democratic nomination for governor, it would seem that at least two of the campaigns are acknowledging that winning progressives is the key to winning the race. Following Luke Ravenstahl’s infamous New Year’s Eve veto of the prevailing...
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Dan Onorato’s Announces Run for Governor – Schedule of 8 Campaign Events

October 2, 2009
By p2wp

Dear friends,      I wanted you to be among the first to know that I am going to officially announce my candidacy for Governor with a three-day tour across Pennsylvania beginning Tuesday, October 6th.      I have been preparing for this announcement for some time now: from my nearly two decades of...
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Email from Dan Onorato: Democrat “A week for Pittsburgh to shine”

September 22, 2009
By engagedcitizen
Email from Dan Onorato: Democrat “A week for Pittsburgh to shine”

Here is an email that was just send out by Dan Onorato’s campaign. Not really sure what the point of this email is – maybe something like – hey you should be excited about the G20! Also interesting that the header is “DAN ONORATO: Democrat” Dear friends: This week, Pittsburgh’s renaissance will be on full...
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Race for PA 2010 – POLL – Onorato for Governor

September 1, 2009
By Seenster
Race for PA 2010 – POLL – Onorato for Governor

Image by PMAHCC via Flickr Well since the race for PGH 2009 is creeping along – the only headlines there are – Luke Ravenstahl skips meetings to go to training camp – and Dok Harris seems to be getting alot of blog coverage – we thought we would take a moment to see how people...
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