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The Kennedy legacy

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
-- Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), elected November 7, 1962, died in office August 25, 2009

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Archive for May, 2010

PA Dem party vs Corbett

(email, 5/31/10) Tom Corbett is making it clear that he’ll do anything to win in November. Earlier this year, he joined a small number of Republican Attorneys General to file a lawsuit against the federal government to block health care reform. Corbett stated several times that he was challenging the bill because he believed it [...]

Dan Onorato & Scott Conklin

email from the Onorato campaign, 5/27/10: Dear Friends, Our Democratic ticket is now complete: Scott Conklin is officially our Lieutenant Governor nominee, and I look forward to working with him to reach out to voters to win in November. Following the infamous legislative pay grab, Scott became disgusted with the toxic culture of Harrisburg and [...]

Statement by Manan Trivedi on the Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the House of Representatives

MEDIA RELEASE Release Date: May 27, 2010 Press Contact: Ed Niles, Campaign Manager Phone: 610-370-9489 READING, Pa – The following is a statement by former U.S. Navy Lt. Commander, Manan Trivedi following the passage of legislation to repeal the 1993 law known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) in the House of Representatives today. “I [...]

CCDC endorses public school funding formula

After several months of background material and discussion, on May 12 the CCDC executive committee unanimously endorsed this statement: The CCDC executive committee resolves to support Governor Rendell’s proposal for a modernized school funding system that prepares our workforce and invests in our communities. For Background, see the category Schools on this site.

168th Legislative District Voters Have Spoken

[n.b. In ChesCo, Westtown is part of the 168th. Gail Conner had been running for Congress CD-07 but stepped aside before the primary and supported Bryan Lentz.] From Gail Conner for State Representative: Conner drafted by voters as write-in candidate EDGMONT, PA, May 19, 2010 – Environmental lawyer and businesswoman Gail M. Conner is the [...]

Doug Pike endorses Manan Trivedi

email from Doug Pike to supporters, 5/19: Thank you for helping my congressional campaign so generously. Unfortunately, we fell a few hundred votes short in Tuesday’s primary in Pennsylvania’s 6th District. So this is the end of our campaign, but it’s not the end of my service to others – and I know it’s not [...]

Tom Houghton to supporters, 5/21/10

Dear Friends- I would like to extend my thanks to all of you who participated, voted, or volunteered for me on election day. I look forward to working and talking with you as we move forward to November 2nd. This will certainly be a spirited campaign and I look forward to taking my record as [...]

Trivedi to Gerlach, 5/19/10

MEDIA RELEASE Release Date: May 19, 2010 Press Contact: Ed Niles, Campaign Manager. Phone: 610-370-9489 Manan Trivedi responds to comments by Jim Gerlach’s campaign today The following is a statement by Manan Trivedi, Democratic nominee in the 6th Congressional District in response to comments made by Congressman Jim Gerlach’s campaign earlier today: “I think voters [...]

From the Sestak campaign,

Sestak 46% – Toomey 42%. We lead former Congressman Pat Toomey, the winner of the Pennsylvania Republican primary, by four points in the first poll released (Rasmussen) since we and the families of Pennsylvania won the Democratic primary. We need your support to quickly replenish our financial coffers to catch-up to Pat Toomey who has [...]

Onorato to voters, 5/19/10

Friends, We did it! Thank you to everyone who supported my campaign and helped make me the Democratic nominee for Governor. I am very grateful and humbled by the support I received from across the Commonwealth. From Erie to Scranton to Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and everywhere in between, voters across the state were very clear: [...]