Campaign 10
By John Guerriero, Kevin Flowers Erie Times-News staff bloggers
John Guerriero and Kevin Flowers have joined forces for Campaign '10, a blog about the races for Pennsylvania governor, U.S. Senate, Congress, state House and other politics. You absolutely cannot vote in the May 18 primary or the Nov. 2 general election unless you follow their blog all year long. Well, OK, you could, but you'd be a lot less informed.   Read more about this blog.
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Posted: September 8th, 2010

Pat Toomey, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, picked up the endorsement today from the Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police.

Toomey said he was honored to get the FOP endorsement.

“The FOP represents Pennsylvania’s hard working men and women who put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities and our families,”  Toomey said in a statement.

“In a post- 9/11 world we rely on our law enforcement officials in new and challenging ways and it is crucial that we support policies that make it easer – not harder – for law enforcement officials to do their jobs,” he said.

Voters will have a chance to decide between Toomey and Joe Sestak, the Democratic nominee, on Nov. 2.

– John Guerriero

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Posted: September 8th, 2010

This was just sent to us from the Dahlkemper campaign:

Congresswoman Dahlkemper is Keynote Speaker
at The American Business Association Annual Dinner

Theme: Women Leadership In Business and Government

When Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper speaks to the Shenango Valley Charter  Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association tonight, the theme of the evening will be female leaders in government and business. On this timely topic, the Congresswoman is the perfect messenger for a dinner-time conversation.

Congresswoman Dahlkemper is the keynote speaker at the American Business Women’s Association dinner and annual meeting. Dahlkemper speaks to them not only as their U.S. House representative, but as one of them as a fellow wife, mother, grandmother and small business owner.

Women leading, whether in business, government or in family life, is the theme. With only 2.6 percent of the Top 500 companies being led by female CEO’s and only 17 percent of Congress represented by women, leadership, mentoring and support are the focus of the address.

Congresswoman Dahlkemper will take questions from the audience on any topic of interest.

What: American Business Association Women’s Day, Shenango Valley Charter Chapter,
Honoring Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper
Where:
Radisson Hotel, 3377 New Castle Road, West Middlesex, PA
When: Wednesday, September 8th, 6:30 p.m.

–Kevin Flowers

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Posted: September 8th, 2010

Think Ohio isn’t an important swing state when it comes to presidential elections?

Think again.

President Barack Obama’s visit to Cleveland today marks his 10th trip to Ohio since taking office. And Vice President Joe Biden has been to the Buckeye State three times this summer alone.

Obama will give a speech on the economy.

It’s hard to say what impact his visits will have on the midterm elections, but he’ll be able to tell Ohioans about his frequent stops during his expected re-election bid in 2012.

– John Guerriero

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Posted: September 8th, 2010

More political fodder…

The Rothenberg Political Report,a non-partisan newsletter covering Washington politics, now classifies the 3rd Congressional District race between incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper of Erie and Republican Mike Kelly of Butler as “Toss up/tilt Republican.”

Click here for more information from the Rothenberg report.

–Kevin Flowers

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Posted: September 3rd, 2010

Here it is. Happy holiday weekend everyone.

–Kevin Flowers

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Posted: September 3rd, 2010

Here is the latest release from Republican Mike Kelly’s campaign about the congressional candidate’s job plan.  Kelly was in Erie touting the plan today:

Mike Kelly Announces Pathways to Prosperity Jobs Plan
4 Point Plan Focuses on Reforms in Washington & Investment into American Small Businesses & Workers that Will Create Family Sustaining Jobs
Butler, PA – In preparation and honor of the upcoming Labor Day holiday, Mike Kelly (R-Butler) made a series of presentations to businesses in the 3rd Congressional District on Friday announcing his Pathways to Prosperity jobs plan.  Kelly’s four point plan incorporates both reforms in Washington to create job creating pathways and strategic investments into American small businesses and workers.  Plan highlights include:
• Commitment to supporting federal budget reforms and priority setting processes to ensure economic prosperity for future generations and clearing the way for long term investments into critical national needs that create family sustaining jobs

• Adopting a tax reform plan to restructure and dramatically simplify both personal and corporate taxes that will significantly increase true, private sector job creation

• Supporting, voting and insisting on market driven healthcare reform that will control costs and allow employers to offer more affordable healthcare benefits and allow for more job creation

• Making strategic investments into capital access for U.S. small businesses that allow for more job creation on Main Street and revamping federal job training programs
“Since I decided to run for Congress in January, I have spent a good deal of time listening – listening to employers, listening to employees, listening to people who have lost work.  That’s something this Congress and this Administration has failed to do,”   said Kelly.  “What I have found is that Washington is not creating pathways to prosperity for American businesses and workers, they are actually creating roadblocks.  We have to find a simpler, better way to get our economy back on track and I am proud to offer this four point plan as a way to get the conversation started here in western Pennsylvania.”
Mike Kelly has spent his entire professional career creating family sustaining jobs in the private sector.  He is the owner/operator of Mike Kelly Automotive in Butler, PA.  His dealerships employ over 100 workers with family sustaining jobs.
“I think the best way we can honor American workers this Labor Day weekend is to get them back to work and get as many workers as we can in jobs they should be in.  Our unemployment is unacceptable, and so is our underemployment.  Washington needs to get out of the way where it should and be helpful where it can.  Our recovery will not happen without a change of course.  We need to act now in order for our kids and grandkids to have the same opportunities that we had and restore our proud heritage of a strong middle-class of hard working men and women,” concluded Kelly.

–Kevin Flowers

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Posted: September 3rd, 2010
Republican congressional candidate Mike Kelly of Butler will be announcing details of his jobs plan, called “Pathways to Prosperity,” throughout the 3rd Congressional District today — including Erie.

Kelly is expected to talk job creation today at 2:30 p.m. at Erie Press Systems, 1253 W. 12th St.

Kelly, who is challenging incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper of Erie in the Nov. 2 election, was also scheduled to talk about his jobs plan today at stops in Butler, Mercer and Crawford counties.

–Kevin Flowers
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Posted: September 2nd, 2010

U.S. Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper of Erie is being thanked by local teachers and Erie County Sheriff Bob Merski at a 3 p.m. press conference this afternoon in Perry Square, hosted by hosted by Organizing for America-Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.

Here’s the press release:

Philadelphia—Local educators and Erie County Sheriff Bob Merski will hold a press conference today, Thursday, September 2, to thank Congresswoman Dahlkemper for saving hundreds of public safety and education jobs in Erie County. Congresswoman Dahlkemper will be on hand at the event to discuss her recent vote.

The Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) extension approved last month will save the jobs of 12,500 Pennsylvanians including hundreds in Erie County, assist local communities still reeling from the economic crisis, and reduce the deficit by $1.4 billion. The legislation is fully paid for in part by ending tax giveaways for corporations that ship American jobs overseas.

While President Obama and Democrats in Congress fought to save jobs for Pennsylvanians, Republicans like Mike Kelly, have instead stood up for corporations who ship jobs overseas over teachers, firefighters and police officers.

The press conference is hosted by Organizing for America-Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.

–Kevin Flowers

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Posted: September 1st, 2010

For more information, check out this link.

–Kevin Flowers

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Posted: August 31st, 2010

Check it out here.

–Kevin Flowers

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