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The battle for Pennsylvania (US House Seats)
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jul 01, 2007 08:01pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
| News Date | Monday, July 2, 2007 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article.
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"They sizzled in 2006. But can they sustain and perhaps gain in 2008?
The Democrat-controlled House that former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel built last year is entering its seventh month this week. A year from now, the campaign-speak about House seats will concern two things -- "cash on hand" and slogans with some phraseology containing the words "rubber stamp."
Emanuel struck gold in the Keystone State in 2006, impressively picking off four Republican incumbents:
* Jason Altmire beat Melissa Hart in the 4th Congressional District
* Joe Sestak beat Curt Weldon in the 7th
* Patrick Murphy beat Mike Fitzpatrick in the 8th
* And Chris Carney unseated Don Sherwood in the 10th.
It turned Pennsylvania's political landscape into a House of blues.
Stunning as the Democrats' victories were -- in very stable Republican districts won by George W. Bush -- the celebration of a House win always is short-lived. Already, incumbents must begin defending their seats.
The four won for a variety of reasons: Altmire because Hart refused to compete aggressively; Carney because of Sherwood's personal behavior; Murphy and Sestak largely due to the political environment -- voters moving away from Republicans." |
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