Got some information regarding the PA-12 race.
Apparently there was some Republican don't get out the vote as another high profile candidate is preparing for the very seat contested tonight in the upcoming November election - so another primary fight soon to come. So basically, both money and manpower was left off the table this time around, with a much more aggressive Republican campaign to follow in the coming months. The seat could very well go Republican when its time to vote for the full 2-year term.
Here's a take on just this scenario...
A point: Tim Burns’ task was complicated by the fact that he was running against a pro-life, pro-gun Democrat who ran against the health care bill and the cap-and-trade legislation. The Burns campaign did everything they could to tie Burns to Democratic figures and laws that polled badly in the district – Pelosi, the health care bill — and it appears that in the end, voters in the district weren’t buying it.
But I am wondering about the Burns campaign’s get-out-the-vote operation at this hour. Also, another conservative blogger mentioned to me a few days ago that some supporters of Bill Russell, the Republican who ran against John Murtha in 2008, wouldn’t be supporting Burns in the special election. (Russell is competing against Burns in the primary election for the November ballot; at this moment, Burns leads Russell, 56 percent to 43 percent.) I was skeptical that enough Russell supporters would do this to effect the race, but now I’m wondering. Did the Russell folks keep their ballots blank?
The PA-12 Results Are Bad For the GOP. Just How Bad? - The Campaign Spot - National Review Online
Apparently there was some Republican don't get out the vote as another high profile candidate is preparing for the very seat contested tonight in the upcoming November election - so another primary fight soon to come. So basically, both money and manpower was left off the table this time around, with a much more aggressive Republican campaign to follow in the coming months. The seat could very well go Republican when its time to vote for the full 2-year term.
Here's a take on just this scenario...
A point: Tim Burns’ task was complicated by the fact that he was running against a pro-life, pro-gun Democrat who ran against the health care bill and the cap-and-trade legislation. The Burns campaign did everything they could to tie Burns to Democratic figures and laws that polled badly in the district – Pelosi, the health care bill — and it appears that in the end, voters in the district weren’t buying it.
But I am wondering about the Burns campaign’s get-out-the-vote operation at this hour. Also, another conservative blogger mentioned to me a few days ago that some supporters of Bill Russell, the Republican who ran against John Murtha in 2008, wouldn’t be supporting Burns in the special election. (Russell is competing against Burns in the primary election for the November ballot; at this moment, Burns leads Russell, 56 percent to 43 percent.) I was skeptical that enough Russell supporters would do this to effect the race, but now I’m wondering. Did the Russell folks keep their ballots blank?
The PA-12 Results Are Bad For the GOP. Just How Bad? - The Campaign Spot - National Review Online