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[PA] Petitions due today for securing spots on statewide ballot
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jul 31, 2006 11:50pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, August 2, 2006 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article.
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"Green Party officials say they will submit nominating petitions today containing more than enough signatures to secure ballot spots for their candidates for U.S. Senate and governor.
That development has the potential to unsettle the dynamics of a Senate race in which Democratic state Treasurer Bob Casey has held a steady, double-digit polling lead over Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum.
Among the perceived assets of Mr. Casey's challenge to the incumbent are his relatively conservative positions on social issues such as abortion and gun control, neutralizing volatile issues that have helped Mr. Santorum appeal to more conservative Democrats in past elections.
Mr. Casey's moderate profile, however, has estranged him from some liberal Democrats. Should Carl Romanelli, the Green Party's Senate nominee, survive potential challenges to the petitions he will submit today, those Democrats would suddenly have the option of voting for a pro-choice candidate in November.
Mr. Casey easily brushed aside two pro-choice competitors for the Democratic nomination in the May primary. But if Mr. Santorum were to close the gap with Mr. Casey, even a minimal level of support for Mr. Romanelli could conceivably be enough to turn the race toward the Republican.
Campaigning in Green Tree yesterday, Mr. Santorum freely acknowledged his campaign's cooperation with the Green Party candidate with whom he has little ideological affinity. In answer to a question, Mr. Santorum said he's encouraged his campaign staff and other supporters to assist in the petition drive.
"It's no surprise to anyone that when you're an incumbent, having more people on the ballot benefits [you]," he said. "This is politics."
The Casey campaign charged yesterday that the Green Party petition drive had been fueled by Republican money that flouted the Federal Election Commission's contribution ceilings." |
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