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Rep. Murtha: GOP's New Target?
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Nov 21, 2005 07:01pm |
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| Category | News |
| News Date | Tuesday, November 22, 2005 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Washington Post article by Chris Cillizza.
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"With Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) all over the news following his call for an immediate redeployment of American troops from Iraq last week, The Fix decided to look at whether Murtha has put himself in political jeopardy back home by playing such a high profile role in this most contentious of issues.
The short answer is no.
Murtha has represented the 12th district, which encompasses the extreme southwestern portion of the state, since 1974 when he won a special election. He has faced little serious competition ever since; the few real races he has had have come against Democrats in primary battles.
In 1990, Murtha defeated attorney Kenneth Burkley by less than 5,000 votes in the Democratic primary -- a shocking result given that Murtha had become a major inside player within the Democratic-controlled House.
Twelve years later Murtha found himself in another intraparty squabble as Republican redistricters (with Murtha's advice and consent) carved up southwestern Pennsylvania to create a suburban Pittsburgh seat -- the 18th district -- that leaned Republican. Under the new lines, Rep. Frank Mascara (D) was drawn into the 18th but chose instead to challenge Murtha in the 12th where each member had previously represented roughly half of the district's population. Murtha crushed Mascara 64 percent to 36 percent in the primary." |
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