Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Casey beat Smith, a self-funded Armstrong Republican, by more than eight points.
U.S. Senator Bob Casey will continue representing Pennsylvanians, having handily beat Armstrong County businessman Tom Smith, who self-funded most of his campaign. Casey took almost 2.9 million votes - almost 54 percent - compared to Smith's 2.4 million, which was 45 percent. Third party candidate earned just shy of 2 percent. While beating Casey, a moderate Democrat, was initially thought to be a long shot among Republicans, Smith had narrowed the gap by the end of the campaign and had several ads airing on network TV. "To be re-elected is a great honor to me," Mr. Casey, surrounded by his family, told about 300 supporters in the Hilton Hotel & Convention Center ballroom. "I'm grateful for the vote of confidence that the people of …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The Keystone State helped Barack Obama win re-election in what was a good night for Democrats across Pennsylvania
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Pennsylvania helped President Barack Obama win re-election as U.S. Sen. Bob Casey fended off a feisty challenge from Republican coal magnate Tom Smith in what turned out to be a big night for Democrats in the Keystone State. Democrats held the lead in three state row office races as of 2:30 a.m. Wednesday with close to 98 percent of the vote in, according to unofficial results. Kathleen Kane, a former assistant district attorney from Lackawanna County, made history by becoming the first Democrat and first woman to be elected as the state's attorney general. The Republican candidate, David Freed, is a two-term district attorney in Cumberland County. Democrat Eugene DePasquale of York leads Republican John Maher of Allegheny in the auditor …
Friday, June 15, 2012
The candidates, incumbents and issues that will be affecting the communities of the Perkiomen Valley School District
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Friday, June 15, 2012
As we look ahead to November’s elections, Perkiomen Valley Patch is devoted to bring you the information you need about every race in the area. Here's our start on the candidates and issues we'll be covering as November draws near. Bookmark this page for updates. President of the United States Barack Obama (D) Mitt Romney (R) United States Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (D) Tom Smith (R) Attorney General David Freed (R) Kathleen Kane (D) Auditor General John Maher (R) Eugene DePasquale (D) State Treasurer Robert McCord (D) Diana Vaughn (R) Representative in the United States Congress, District 6 Jim Gerlach (R) Manan Trivedi (D) Representative in the United States Congress, District 7 Pat Meehan (R) George Badey (D) Representative in the United …
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3:08 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012
Six more years of this clown? I've been at a few meetings with this guy. Whatever the topic, he looks intimidated. He's weak and cowardly. All he does is try to balance what the Democratic Party wants and what he needs to do to keep voters from revolting. He's found that hiding under his desk and quietly rubber stamping the President's agenda does the trick. Are there any leaders left in … more ›