Posted on 08/21/2010 4:31:54 PM PDT by Tribune7
The Republican's road to returning as the party representing Pennsylvania's 8th District in Congress got a little easier after a successful petition challenge knocked conservative independent Tom Lingenfelter off the ballot, Thursday.
Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini ruled that 769 signatures on the petition were invalid because they were obtained by circulators who lived outside the district.
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Among those circulating the petitions for Lingenfelter were two interns working for Democrat incumbent Patrick Murphy. The Republican in the race is former Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick, who Murphy beat by 1,518 votes in 2006.
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What a shock.
There are trolls all over the Philly suburbs in this election.
Among those circulating the petitions for Lingenfelter were two interns working for Democrat incumbent Patrick Murphy.
WOO-HOO!
We also got two pretenders disqualified in the US Senate and Governors’ races in Pennsylvania. we’re not going to let the Dems steal this one!
Proud of all of you! Clean up PA!
Paid “volunteers”
I was amazed how many EMPTY obama offices existed and how many that had staffers had staffers who were doing nothing.
Lingenfelter is a perennial candidate who has run for office in various parties for many years.
Thank God he’s off!!!!! : )
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