PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION CENTRAL

Jan 14, 2010 | MestaMachine

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[Nextrush]

Lets get it straight here about Pennsylvania’s 19th District.

Todd Platts is a wavering meandering middle of the road politican.

The incumbent Republican in the 19th District has involved himself in the Republican Main Street Partnership with the like of Ray LaHood, Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins etc.

Platts supported the “hate crimes” legislation with pride last year.

He was also an early supporter of the Campaign Finance Reform law championed by John McCain.

National Right To Life gave Platts a 91 percent rating in his first two year 2001-2002.

For 2007-2008 their rating for Platts was 57 percent.

And there’s plenty more.

A challenger from the business community, Mike Smeltzer, is considering a run against Platts in the May primary.

And on a personal note, back in 1976 when I went to high school with the Platts family, they supported Gerald Ford for president (the RINO) while I supported Ronald Reagan.

Stay tuned.......

[Think free or die]

Last night I attended a candidates' forum hosted by our county level GOP for its committee members. I'm not a committee member, but since I called to inquire, I was invited. I am encouraged. The stage was filled with six candidates vying for the GOP endorsement. All six had small government, fiscal responsibility, national defense and pro-life messages. Of the six, two or three look like pretty scrappy candidates with energy and the ability to think on their feet. The other three seemed weak in terms of presentation, energy level or other factors. I spoke with our county GOP leader and he is very pleased with the slate of potential candidates, and said he is sick of going to the polls with lukewarm candidates. It sounds like the party is getting the message, at least in some quarters.

This is all in Pennsylvania's 13th District, a gerrymandered district which encompasses parts of NE Philadelphia and Eastern Montgomery County. We're currently "represented" by Allyson Schwartz - a Dem party faithful. The endorsement will be made on Feb 8th, and then we'll see. Most of the candidates said they'd withdraw if not endorsed. I suspect there will be a primary though, since one candidate said he'd run regardless and a second refused to be pinned down.

The current list of candidates is:
Josh Quinter
Damien Dachowski
Lee Falgoust
Dee Adcock
Brian Haughton
Charlie McIntyre.

Here's a breakdown of fundraising and an article giving some info on some of the candidates.
FEC data
Philly article.

[JustPiper]

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[JustPiper]

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[libertylover1]

Todd Platts is anything but a solid conservative. Mike Smeltzer is challenging him in the upcoming primary and he’ll get my vote after meeting him and chatting about his beliefs. Mike Smeltzer will be the guest speaker at the York 912 Patriots meeting on March 4. I believe you can find information on their website at york912patriots.com.

Todd has never introduced any legislation. It infuriates me that he voted for the hate crimes legislation and frankly, I believe he’s been there too long!

Here’s an interesting blog post about Platts:

http://www.york912patriots.com/out-of-touch-gop-even-here-in-york-county/

[dirtboy]

Dee Adcock for Congress in the PA 13th District - let’s put Allyson Schwartz on the unemployment lines!

DeeAdcock.com

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Dee Adcock - Job Creator (YouTube video)

Great website covering Allyson Schwartz's hijinks:

Not Allyson Schwartz