PA 13

[RomneyGekko Situation Hairgel]

Revival!!!!

Ok, we all know Allyson wants the Senate.  Who will be the Dem nominees?  GOP?  Does the GOP have a chance at getting this seat back?

The GOP has a chance if 2010 is absolutely terrible for the Dems. Who the hell knows who wants to run on our side. Shapiro is a strong possibility for the Dems (and he'd get the nomination rather easily) but he's also thinking about a U.S. Senate run. If I were him, I think a run for the House is clearly the best bet. Shapiro is a star but not enough of a star to beat Schwartz in a Senatorial primary (whether the field is crowded or not).

Shapiro would win easily as well.  I'd recommend he'd run for the House and who knows when Casey retires, he could fill in.  Then again for balance purposes, we should have a Dem from the West or upstate.

[Keystone Phil]

Torsella stepping down from Constitution Center for another run? - http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-69/1229014194173500.xml&storylist=penn


They always talked about him running once Allyson was done here. Assuming Shapiro doesn't run for the Senate (which I think is a safe assumption. I think he's doing exactly what he did for his State House seat - initially say he's running for Congress so that he's guaranteed the other spot), Torsella would have a real battle on his hands for the nomination here. Shapiro definitely has the edge but it could be a fun race to watch.

[Prez Duke]

Bob Casey, Jr. Very popular guy. If I could have voted in this election, he would have received my vote. Pro life, conservative Dem but no chance of running for the Senate. He wants to be Governor and if, for whatever reason he decided to run for Senate, pro choice groups would put up a challenger in the primary.

What exactly is this? I was reading through this thread and this statement caught me off guard. Phil is praising Bob Casey Jr.?

[Keystone Phil]

Bob Casey, Jr. Very popular guy. If I could have voted in this election, he would have received my vote. Pro life, conservative Dem but no chance of running for the Senate. He wants to be Governor and if, for whatever reason he decided to run for Senate, pro choice groups would put up a challenger in the primary.

What exactly is this? I was reading through this thread and this statement caught me off guard. Phil is praising Bob Casey Jr.?

That was from when I was stupid.

I have made it very clear that Bob Casey, Jr. used to be my favorite Democrat. Looking back on that State Treasurer race, which included Casey, Pepper (the RINO odd ball) and our very own Daryl W. Perry, I would have skipped the race (as I did this year).

[Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Bob Casey, Jr. Very popular guy. If I could have voted in this election, he would have received my vote. Pro life, conservative Dem but no chance of running for the Senate. He wants to be Governor and if, for whatever reason he decided to run for Senate, pro choice groups would put up a challenger in the primary.

What exactly is this? I was reading through this thread and this statement caught me off guard. Phil is praising Bob Casey Jr.?

That was from when I was stupid.

I have made it very clear that Bob Casey, Jr. used to be my favorite Democrat. Looking back on that State Treasurer race, which included Casey, Pepper (the RINO odd ball) and our very own Daryl W. Perry, I would have skipped the race (as I did this year).

Of course Phil left out the part where Casey jumped into a Senate race, which Phil claimed he didn't want or wouldn't win, and beat his most beloved politician in the whole world, by the largest margin of defeat for an incumbent since George McGovern lost his 1980 reelection bid.

[Keystone Phil]

Bob Casey, Jr. Very popular guy. If I could have voted in this election, he would have received my vote. Pro life, conservative Dem but no chance of running for the Senate. He wants to be Governor and if, for whatever reason he decided to run for Senate, pro choice groups would put up a challenger in the primary.

What exactly is this? I was reading through this thread and this statement caught me off guard. Phil is praising Bob Casey Jr.?

That was from when I was stupid.

I have made it very clear that Bob Casey, Jr. used to be my favorite Democrat. Looking back on that State Treasurer race, which included Casey, Pepper (the RINO odd ball) and our very own Daryl W. Perry, I would have skipped the race (as I did this year).

Of course Phil left out the part where Casey jumped into a Senate race, which Phil claimed he didn't want or wouldn't win, and beat his most beloved politician in the whole world, by the largest margin of defeat for an incumbent since George McGovern lost his 1980 reelection bid.

Uh...I don't know what's up your ass but I don't know why I'd have to include that part. I think it's pretty damn self evident. But, hey, thank you for doing that. We all know how necessary it was. 

By the way, we can't argue with proof that Casey wanted it or not but pretty much everyone here would agree that he didn't truly want it.

[Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Bob Casey, Jr. Very popular guy. If I could have voted in this election, he would have received my vote. Pro life, conservative Dem but no chance of running for the Senate. He wants to be Governor and if, for whatever reason he decided to run for Senate, pro choice groups would put up a challenger in the primary.

What exactly is this? I was reading through this thread and this statement caught me off guard. Phil is praising Bob Casey Jr.?

That was from when I was stupid.

I have made it very clear that Bob Casey, Jr. used to be my favorite Democrat. Looking back on that State Treasurer race, which included Casey, Pepper (the RINO odd ball) and our very own Daryl W. Perry, I would have skipped the race (as I did this year).

Of course Phil left out the part where Casey jumped into a Senate race, which Phil claimed he didn't want or wouldn't win, and beat his most beloved politician in the whole world, by the largest margin of defeat for an incumbent since George McGovern lost his 1980 reelection bid.

Uh...I don't know what's up your ass but I don't know why I'd have to include that part. I think it's pretty damn self evident. But, hey, thank you for doing that. We all know how necessary it was. 

By the way, we can't argue with proof that Casey wanted it or not but pretty much everyone here would agree that he didn't truly want it.

Oh I agree he didn't want that job. But his disinterest wasn;t enough for him to resist pressure to run from the Democratic party. I mentioned that little tidbit b/c ever since 2006 your dislike of Casey has grown significantly.

[Keystone Phil]

I mentioned that little tidbit b/c ever since 2006 your dislike of Casey has grown significantly.

Well, thank you for stating the obvious. Next post will be, "Phil failed to mention that he voted for Santorum."

[Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I mentioned that little tidbit b/c ever since 2006 your dislike of Casey has grown significantly.

Well, thank you for stating the obvious. Next post will be, "Phil failed to mention that he voted for Santorum."

So what I would have too if I still lived in PA. I don't intend to make another post about this I would prefer it to be dropped. I don't know why you had to drag this thing out.

[Keystone Phil]

I mentioned that little tidbit b/c ever since 2006 your dislike of Casey has grown significantly.

Well, thank you for stating the obvious. Next post will be, "Phil failed to mention that he voted for Santorum."

So what I would have too if I still lived in PA. I don't intend to make another post about this I would prefer it to be dropped. I don't know why you had to drag this thing out.

I only "dragged this thing out" because your commentary made no sense whatsoever. You went on to say that I left out that Santorum lost. I didn't understand why that was necessary since it's like saying, "Oh, yeah, for anyone that didn't realize...the sun is bright." Then you said it was a joke and you felt the need to post it because I've grown to dislike Casey ever since he beat Santorum. Again, it was more of you stating the obvious. It was totally unnecessary but whatever.

[RomneyGekko Situation Hairgel]

Theoretical-  Sestak stays mum on Senate, but Schwartz jumps in, Torsella drops out.  What would a PA 13 race look like?  My picks:

Joe Torsella vs. Stew Greenleaf

Any thoughts?

[RomneyGekko Situation Hairgel]

One more month guess what date will come?

PA 13 THREAD'S 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!

[Keystone Phil]

Torsella vs. Greenleaf would be a great matchup but Shapiro would beat Torsella in a primary. Either way, barring a great year for us, the Dems would keep the seat either way.

[The Mikado]

I didn't think we'd see this thread again until redistricting!

[Keystone Phil]

I didn't think we'd see this thread again until redistricting!

It might get somewhat interesting. I hear that a Northeast Philly guy might be getting into the race. No, Flyers, it's no one big but it would be interesting to see.

[RomneyGekko Situation Hairgel]

I didn't think we'd see this thread again until redistricting!

It might get somewhat interesting. I hear that a Northeast Philly guy might be getting into the race. No, Flyers, it's no one big but it would be interesting to see.

Joe McColgan?  Would you consider him big?  Or our buddy... oh, don't make
                                                                                                                       me do it.
And you know crazy John will be the CP nominee if our buddy isn't the GOP nominee,

[Keystone Phil]

I didn't think we'd see this thread again until redistricting!

It might get somewhat interesting. I hear that a Northeast Philly guy might be getting into the race. No, Flyers, it's no one big but it would be interesting to see.

Joe McColgan?  Would you consider him big?  Or our buddy... oh, don't make
                                                                                                                       me do it.
And you know crazy John will be the CP nominee if our buddy isn't the GOP nominee,

No, not McColgan. McColgan is actually one of my committee people now (since I'm in charge in the 65th). Not Taubenberger either. 

Crazy John runs everytime the GOP nominates a Pro Choice candidate. The guy that has been mentioned is probably Pro Life though so if he's the nominee, Crazy John might have to run for something else!

[RomneyGekko Situation Hairgel]

I didn't think we'd see this thread again until redistricting!

It might get somewhat interesting. I hear that a Northeast Philly guy might be getting into the race. No, Flyers, it's no one big but it would be interesting to see.

Joe McColgan?  Would you consider him big?  Or our buddy... oh, don't make
                                                                                                                       me do it.
And you know crazy John will be the CP nominee if our buddy isn't the GOP nominee,

No, not McColgan. McColgan is actually one of my committee people now (since I'm in charge in the 65th). Not Taubenberger either. 

Crazy John runs everytime the GOP nominates a Pro Choice candidate. The guy that has been mentioned is probably Pro Life though so if he's the nominee, Crazy John might have to run for something else!

Darn,  I love his "liberal twin" comments and the like.  He's funny.

[Keystone Phil]

Darn,  I love his "liberal twin" comments and the like.  He's funny.

Yeah, Al used that one, too, against Brown and Bard in 2004.

There's still a chance that McDermott will run. The Montco GOP has more of a say as to who gets the nomination in PA 13. If they have someone who wants it, they'll probably win out in the end.

[RomneyGekko Situation Hairgel]

Darn,  I love his "liberal twin" comments and the like.  He's funny.

Yeah, Al used that one, too, against Brown and Bard in 2004.

There's still a chance that McDermott will run. The Montco GOP has more of a say as to who gets the nomination in PA 13. If they have someone who wants it, they'll probably win out in the end.

i don't know how strong they are right now.  I really don't.  They lost badly last election, but 2007 showed a light for them with holding the DA and 2 of the Commish spots.

[Keystone Phil]

Darn,  I love his "liberal twin" comments and the like.  He's funny.

Yeah, Al used that one, too, against Brown and Bard in 2004.

There's still a chance that McDermott will run. The Montco GOP has more of a say as to who gets the nomination in PA 13. If they have someone who wants it, they'll probably win out in the end.

i don't know how strong they are right now.  I really don't.  They lost badly last election, but 2007 showed a light for them with holding the DA and 2 of the Commish spots.

I'm talking about their power compared to the Philly GOP in Republican primaries.

[RomneyGekko Situation Hairgel]

Darn,  I love his "liberal twin" comments and the like.  He's funny.

Yeah, Al used that one, too, against Brown and Bard in 2004.

There's still a chance that McDermott will run. The Montco GOP has more of a say as to who gets the nomination in PA 13. If they have someone who wants it, they'll probably win out in the end.

i don't know how strong they are right now.  I really don't.  They lost badly last election, but 2007 showed a light for them with holding the DA and 2 of the Commish spots.

I'm talking about their power compared to the Philly GOP in Republican primaries.

Oh gotcha.  Then again a lot of moderates switched out there.  The Philly GOP in the district might have more power this time around wouldn't you think?  I know everyone's saying about the 200,000 GOP to Dem switch and I'm wondering if a lot of it was here or more PA 6 and 7.

[Keystone Phil]

Darn,  I love his "liberal twin" comments and the like.  He's funny.

Yeah, Al used that one, too, against Brown and Bard in 2004.

There's still a chance that McDermott will run. The Montco GOP has more of a say as to who gets the nomination in PA 13. If they have someone who wants it, they'll probably win out in the end.

i don't know how strong they are right now.  I really don't.  They lost badly last election, but 2007 showed a light for them with holding the DA and 2 of the Commish spots.

I'm talking about their power compared to the Philly GOP in Republican primaries.

Oh gotcha.  Then again a lot of moderates switched out there.  The Philly GOP in the district might have more power this time around wouldn't you think?  I know everyone's saying about the 200,000 GOP to Dem switch and I'm wondering if a lot of it was here or more PA 6 and 7.

I'm not talking about the actual primary; I'm talking about the lead up to it/the party organizations.

[Meeker]

I think that the most remarkable aspect of this thread is that the election occurred on page 51 and the thread is now on page 107. More than half of this drivel was posted after the contest had ended.

[King]

I think that the most remarkable aspect of this thread is that the election occurred on page 51 and the thread is now on page 107. More than half of this drivel was posted after the contest had ended.

Even more remarkable: you researched this.