tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10431567050494782452024-03-05T00:33:43.521-05:00North Pittsburgh PoliticsCovering local politics in the North Hills of Pittsburgh.NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.comBlogger245125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-918549311508656492014-05-02T11:22:00.000-04:002014-05-02T11:22:00.532-04:00Rep. Readshaw vs. Rep. Molchany = overall GOP winThe most talked about State Legislative race this Spring in Allegheny County is the two incumbent showdown of Rep. Erin Molchany vs. Rep. Harry Readshaw. As someone that usually likes incumbent Democrats that are generally doing a good job, no one wins when two incumbents face each other. Actually the Republicans win in this case. <br />
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Why the Republicans win:<br />
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Lots of politicians have lined up behind Rep. Erin Molchany and are spending their money on this race. Lots of Democratic fundraisers are putting their money into both sides. I have heard estimates that this race will end up costing each side around $200,000 to win the Primary. This is how the Republicans win. They force Democrats to fight each other in Primaries. So instead of finding good Democrats to run against Rep. Hal English and Senator Vulakovich (who are both running for their first full term), elected officials like County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and State Senator Wayne Fontana (I'm giving politicans that just serve the City of Pittsburgh a pass since this is a city vs city race.) are getting too involved with a race that puts an old friend vs. a new friend. Take the high road, and find a way to make sure we keep the Republicans in our county on their toes so they have less money for the Governor's race and the 2015 County Executive race. <br />
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How this happened:<br />
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1. The redistricting process. Allegheny County was due to lose a seat. When Rep. Chelsa Wagner ran for County Controller, the redistricting committee decided get rid of her seat (22nd District). The Republican drawn maps moved the 22nd District to the other side of the state, thus forcing a Dem vs. Dem showdown after a Special Election was held in 2012 to replace Rep. Wagner. <br />
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2. The Transportation Bill. I'm mentioned on Twitter and Facebook that this was a bad vote for Democrats. I'm not saying it isn't the right thing to do on the surface. As the minority party, the Democrats never should have given the Republicans any votes for the bill. The Democrats should have forced the Republicans to make the tax increase vote and tried to used it against Republicans who voted for the tax increase. Secondly, they Republicans knew they had the Democrats by their throats because so many of them had publicly said they will vote for transportation funding. So Mike Turzai did what he does best and politicized the hell out of the bill. He added an increase in the prevailing wage limit on public projects. This has forced labor to fight with each other and caused a lot of in-fighting with the Democrats in the legislature. This is what Rep. Turzai wants. The more the Democrats and labor fight with each other, the better chance he has to make sure there is a Republican majority in the legislature. <br />
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Why Erin Molchany could lose (even if I am more in line with her issues - Sorry!):<br />
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The district is overwhelmingly Rep. Readshaw's old district. <br />
The district isn't as Pro-Choice as you would expect. One political consultant told me that the 19th ward can be racist, pro-life, and pro-gun even if they often vote for Democrats. <br />
As much as I would defend a reasonable gas tax as public policy any day, it is a hard sell to your average voter. <br />
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In the end, the Democrats end up in a bad situation. Everyone would have been better off if the power brokers in the Democratic Party could have worked out a deal that both sides could have agreed too, or at least pledged to stay out of it.<br />
<br />NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-31394255422784739342014-05-02T09:58:00.000-04:002014-05-02T09:58:00.322-04:00Fact-checking an increasingly ugly Readshaw/Molchany race - via Pittsburgh City Paper<span style="font-size: large;">Pittsburgh City Paper - <a href="http://www.pghcitypaper.com/Blogh/archives/2014/04/30/fact-checking-an-increasingly-ugly-readshaw-molchany-race#.U2MlpbGbmZc.blogger">Fact-checking an increasingly ugly Readshaw/Molchany race</a></span>NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-15756302680874174512014-05-02T09:38:00.000-04:002014-05-02T09:38:00.875-04:00Why the Transporation Vote was bad for DemocratsAs I try to wrap my head around contested primary races in Allegheny County, no one seems to be letting go on the Transportation Bill. On the surface, I would be in favor of this legislation. Raising the gas tax is a user based fee that goes directly into improving roads and bridges and funding mass transit to get congestion off of the roadways. <br />
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However, I believe it was the wrong vote for Democratic legislators. Number 1, the Democrats backed themselves into a tax increase corner if they represent a swing district. Number 2, they upset labor because of the increase in the prevailing wage limit. Number 3, the Democrats are now fighting and spending limited campaign resources to go after each other for a bill that ultimately passed.<br />
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On top of that, the Democrats didn't find candidates to run against legislators that voted in favor of the Gas Tax in conservative leaning districts such as Senator Randy Vulakovich's and Rep. Hal English in the North Hills. Instead the Democrats seem more concerned with Primary races in Pittsburgh.<br />
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This is why Democrats don't have more seats in the State House and State Senate.<br />
<br />NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-49469056978528867382014-05-02T00:32:00.001-04:002014-05-02T00:32:49.193-04:00Supreme Court Strikes Guzzardi From PA-Gov Ballot - via PoliticsPAInteresting that the Department of State, under the control of Mr. Guzzardi's opponent, gave him the wrong information and Mr. Guzzardi was kicked off the ballot for that incorrect information.<br /><br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><i>Elections lawyer Adam Bonin gave a different reaction.</i></blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><i>“I’m a little surprised by this ruling, because Guzzardi presented a pretty convincing case below that Department of State staff gave his team incorrect information when he showed up with his papers. What today’s decision confirms is that the failing to meet the ‘two filings’ requirement is one of the few rock-solid ways you can still be kicked off the ballot, and I look forward to seeing the Court’s full opinion to understand why they’re maintaining this position.”</i></blockquote><br /><br />
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Katie McGinty surprised the political world when she finished ahead of candidates like Tom Wolf and Rob McCord in the latest fundraising period, <a href="http://www.politicspa.com/pa-gov-mcginty-raises-1-1-million-in-2014/56748/"><strong>bringing in $1,102,857</strong></a>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Read More at PoliticsPA: </span><a href="http://www.politicspa.com/pa-gov-mcginty-still-all-in-for-governor/56799/"><span style="font-size: large;">PA-Gov: McGinty Still All In For Governor</span></a>NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-4842801076501832172014-04-03T14:43:00.000-04:002014-04-03T14:43:00.525-04:00Governor Tom Corbett Logic
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I can’t seem to get over Tom Corbett’s newest campaign
commercial where he brags about firing state employees. Why is our
Governor bragging about putting more people in the unemployment line?
Ironically, I heard that the Unemployment Office is drastically understaffed to
handle the amount of unemployed state workers in Pennsylvania. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But there is one part of the commercial I would love to find
a way to fact check. Maybe someone out there that better understands right to
know requests can look into this. Tom Corbett claims he saved $43 million
dollars by cutting 20% of the state vehicle fleet. I question if he really
saved the taxpayers $43 million in costs. Those fleet vehicles are
gone, but the travel expenses still exist for employees using their personal
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Since Governor Corbett explains in his commercial that he
runs the state like your family’s checkbook I assume this is how he has handled
the cable bill in his house:</span><br /><br /><strong>Governor Corbett:</strong> Susan, I just saved us $95 a month by getting rid of cable.<br /> <strong>Susan Corbett:</strong> That’s great! Are we not going to watch TV anymore?<br /> <strong>Governor Corbett:</strong> No, we have Direct TV now.<br /> <strong>Susan Corbett:</strong> How much does that cost?<br /><strong>Governor Corbett:</strong> $95 dollars, but that’s not the point. We save $95 a month on cable because I got rid of the cable. <br /><strong>Susan Corbett:</strong> So we still are going to watch the same TV channels, but we aren’t paying a cable bill anymore? Even though we are paying the same amount for a satellite dish?<br /> <strong>Governor Corbett:</strong> Yes! That is how we cut out cable expenses in our checkbook<span style="font-family: Calibri;">! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Unfortunately, the voters will believe Governor Corbett’s
talking points about fraud, waste, and abuse. The Democrats are frothing at the
mouth for this election, but the reality is that Governor Corbett is going to
be tougher to beat than the Democratic believe right now. With the rumors that I
have heard about Democrats fighting with each other in legislative primaries
this year in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the limited resources for Democratic
candidates might dry up before it is too late to help McGinty, Schwartz,
McCord, or Wolf. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-75265015270529477572014-03-28T15:17:00.000-04:002014-03-28T15:17:00.344-04:00From Keystone Politics - Corbett Campaign Shamelessly Politicizes the Pope<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Who paid for this trip? I wonder how the Pope would feel about Governor Corbett <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/01/23/3198591/pennsylvania-governor-medicaid/">denying 700,000 working Pennsylvanians federally funded Medicaid</a>?</span><br />
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<strong><em>Corbett Campaign Shamelessly Politicizes the Pope - </em><a href="http://www.keystonepolitics.com/"><em>Keystone Politics</em></a></strong><br />
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<em>Pope Francis is a pretty popular guy. Governor Corbett—not so much. So it’s no surprise that Corbett has been touting his visit to the Vatican for what was expected to be a private audience with the Pope to invite him to Philadelphia for the Eighth World Meeting of the Families next year...</em><br />
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<em>Read more here: </em><a href="http://www.keystonepolitics.com/2014/03/corbett-campaign-shamelessly-politicizes-pope/"><em>http://www.keystonepolitics.com/2014/03/corbett-campaign-shamelessly-politicizes-pope/</em></a><br />
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NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-67955778605899578612014-03-18T16:21:00.000-04:002014-03-18T16:21:00.712-04:00Beaver-Lawrence Central Labor Council unanimously recommends Erin McClelland for Pennsylvania AFL-CIO endorsement<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span>Hours after releasing the endorsements of four prominent Allegheny County State Representatives, presumptive Democratic nominee for the Pennsylvania 12<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">th</span></sup> Congressional District Erin McClelland, was unanimously recommended for statewide AFL-CIO endorsement by the Beaver-Lawrence Central Labor Council. This is the second unanimous labor council vote in support of McClelland’s candidacy, and further evidence of McClelland’s strength as the consensus Democratic nominee for the PA 12<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">th</span></sup>. </span></div>
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<span> “I’m honored to have the continued support of working men and women from across the district,” said McClelland. “A unanimous recommendation from the Beaver-Lawrence CLC means something special to me because I feel at home in Beaver County. It reminds me of the Allegheny Valley and the people I grew up with who struggle every day, but persevere due to the hard-won victories of organized labor to secure good wages that support great families.”</span></div>
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<span>Allegheny County State Representatives Dom Costa, Joe Marksosek, Frank Demody, and Adam Ravenstahl, and Erin Molchany, Beaver County State Representatives Jaret Gibbons and Rob Matzie, Beaver County Commissioner Joe Spanik, Beaver County Commissioner Tony Amadio, Beaver Falls Mayor George Quay, Lawrence County Commissioner Steve Craig, Westmoreland County Commissioner Ted Kopas, Ellwood City Mayor Anthony Court, Beaver County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans’ Courts Carol Fiorucci, Lawrence County Council members, Ralph Chippetta and John Todorich, Westmoreland County Democratic Chairman Dante Bertani, Westmoreland County Democratic Committee Executive Director Jesse Walker, the Women’s Campaign Fund, IBEW Local 5, IBEW Local 29, USW Local 1196, the Allegheny County Labor Council, and the Allegheny County Democratic Committee.</span></div>
NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-27727392148686657372014-03-18T15:07:00.000-04:002014-03-18T15:07:00.138-04:00Don’t overanalyze a Special Election result by over-simplifying the issuesI can hardly handle the talking heads explaining why the Affordable Care Act is the reason that the Democrats lost the special election in 13th Congressional District of Florida. Why must we always point to one issue to explain political campaigns. Voters aren't that simple anywhere. Everyone did the same thing after the Senate Election in Massachusetts and explained how Obama was in trouble because of the results. Obviously, it didn't hurt Obama in 2012. <br />
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This special election wasn't a mandate the Affordable Care Act. The Democrat's candidate didn't even live in the district. That can be a tough thing to overcome, but not impossible. Congressman Keith Rothfus won his election in 2012 while not living within the 12th Congressional District border. If Rothfus was facing another person from Allegheny County, it might have been a tougher race in 2012. Geography matters in legislative races, and sometimes geography trumps other issues for legislative seats. Some people might have voted because of a commercial they saw or a mailer that they received. Some people might have voted for David Jolly because they thought he was a regular guy or of Congressional Stature. My point is that there are hundreds of reasons voters make their decisions on who to vote for and there is never one issue that truly is the only issue that gave someone the victory. <br />
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The only articles that I have found that has properly addressed the issues surrounding the special election in Florida is from Slate:<br />
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Special elections are a completely type of monster and have to be treated differently than a regular election when running them and analyzing the results. <br />
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NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-59133555496700288092013-05-21T09:07:00.000-04:002013-05-21T09:07:00.370-04:00Go Vote!<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">GO VOTE!!</span></strong>NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-67685322198374491792013-05-20T11:38:00.001-04:002013-05-20T11:38:41.305-04:00Judge Bill Ward - Who needs facts?
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What the heck does “Number One Democrat” mean on this mail? <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mr. Ward is not the # 1 Democrat on the ballot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mr. Ward is not an endorsed Democratic candidate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He isn’t even a Democrat!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He isn’t just a run of the mill registered Republican
either. He served as Governor Tom Corbett’s Chief of Staff over the last 3
years. Mr. Ward was the head staff member pushing an extreme right-wing
ideology throughout Governor Corbett’s first term. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Post-Gazette should really re-think their endorsement of
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NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-9194194905819882782013-05-20T11:35:00.000-04:002013-05-20T11:35:54.977-04:00Jennifer Satler - Making the Democrats that supported her proud!<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Allegheny County Democratic Committee did an amazing job
of picking one of their endorsed judicial candidates this spring. This is what
happens when judges are elected to a position instead of appointed. You have
judicial candidates that pander to the extreme positions of both parties to win
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Allegheny County Democratic Party sent out this mailer
asking for support of their endorsed candidates who “will provide competent
leadership while recognizing the fundamental values that makes us Democrats.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is this the type of person we want on the bench? Someone who
is willing to tell both sides what they want to hear? Would she tell a victim
that the criminal is going to jail for 25 years and then tell the criminal that
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">No wonder she was ranked ‘Not Qualified’ by the Allegheny
County Bar Association.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Notch this up as another great decision by the Allegheny
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NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-37521958646760814172013-05-20T11:31:00.002-04:002013-05-20T11:31:52.169-04:00Patrick Connelly for JudgeMail from <a href="http://www.connellyforjudge.com/">Patrick Connelly for Judge</a>. <br />
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NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-32467020588502907352013-05-20T11:28:00.003-04:002013-05-20T11:28:33.713-04:00Barbara Behrend Ernsberger - Pink/Purple mailHere is some mail from Barbara Behrend Ernsberger for Judge. From the label, it appeared that this mail was sent only to women voters. It might also be the wordiest campaign mail of 2013. Wow.<br />
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NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-43012119946949001442013-05-20T11:24:00.004-04:002013-05-20T11:24:56.130-04:00Letter in support of Judge Paul Cozza and Judge Bill WardJudge Cozza is really pushing for the Republican vote. This letter comes from Elsie Hillman who was a member of the Republican National Committee for over 20 years. This letter was sent to Republicans in support of Governor Corbett's judicial appointments (Judge Bill Ward and Judge Paul Cozza) on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. <br />
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NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-25376587244645215422013-05-20T11:19:00.001-04:002013-05-20T11:19:34.754-04:00Judge Paul Cozza - Republican MailHere is some mail sent to Republican voters for <a href="http://www.keepjudgecozza.com/">Judge Paul Cozza</a> who is running for judge. Slightly surprising to see one of the Allegheny County Democratic Party's endorsed candidates talk about Judge Bill Ward and Governor Corbett in a positive way, but a good move in a mailing to Republican voters without selling out completely. <br />
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NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-34300585529999405762013-05-20T11:15:00.003-04:002013-05-20T11:15:46.797-04:00Mark Tranquilli for Judge - Republican MailHere is some mail from <a href="http://www.tranquilliforjudge.com/">Mark Tranquilli for Judge</a>. This was sent to Republican households. <br />
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NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-50883352261940999722013-05-20T11:13:00.000-04:002013-05-20T11:13:07.320-04:00Elanor Bush for Judge - MailMail sent by <a href="http://eleanorbushforjudge.com/">Eleanor Bush for Judge</a>. Guessing form the mailing label, I think this mail was only sent to women in Allegheny County. <br />
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NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-14537927839985408332013-05-20T11:10:00.003-04:002013-05-20T11:10:40.969-04:00PJ Murry for Judge - Republican Mail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Will the campaigns with the most followers/likes win this spring?</h3>
With so many campaigns taking advantage of social media these days, I've often wondering how well it works for a campaign to get their message out. If followers/likes counted as votes here are the candidates that would win this spring:<br />
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Pittsburgh Mayor</h4>
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Facebook:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/JackWagnerMayor">Jack Wagner</a>: 3,055 Likes<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pedutoforpittsburgh">Bill Peduto</a>: 939 Likes<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WheatleyForMayor">Jake Wheatley</a>: 93 Likes<br />
No Page for AJ Richardson<br />
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Twitter:<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/billpeduto">Bill Peduto</a>: 6,084 Followers<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/JackWagnerPGH">Jack Wagner</a>: 750 Followers<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/JakeWheatleyJr">Jake Wheatley</a>: 698 Followers<br />
No Twitter Account for AJ Richardson<br />
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Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas</h4>
Facebook:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ConnellyforJudge">Patrick Connelly:</a> 701 Likes<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Daffner-for-Judge/178369865517276?ref=ts&fref=ts">Marc Daffner</a>: 540 Likes<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/tranquilliforjudge">Mark Tranquilli:</a> 367 Likes<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/EleanorBushForJudge?v=wall">Eleanor Bush:</a> 240 Likes<br />
Judge <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Judge-Bill-Ward/670799719604145">Bill Ward:</a> 132 Likes<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/joeluvaraforjudge">Joe Luvara</a>: 76 Likes<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/PJ-Murray/132702330233981">PJ Murray</a>: 65 Likes<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rosemary-C-Crawford-for-Judge/142680465904061">Rosemary Crawford:</a> 43 Likes<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marvin-Leibowitz-for-Judge-Committee/211499028987856?ref=stream">Marvin Leibowitz:</a> 8 Likes<br />
Marcia Cooper: (No Facebook Page Found)<br />
Judge Paul Cozza: (No Facebook Page Found)<br />
Jennifer Satler: (No Facebook Page Found)<br />
Barbara Behrend-Ernsberger (No Facebook Page Found)<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/PConnellyPGH">Patrick Connelly:</a> 279 Followers<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/Murray4JudgePGH">PJ Murray</a>: 68 Followers<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/Tranq4Judge">Mark Tranquilli</a>: 51 Followers<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/LuvaraforJudge">Joe Luvara</a> 37 Followers<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/JudgeCozza">Judge Paul Cozza:</a> 36 Followers<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/DaffnerForJudge">Marc Daffner</a>: 15 Followers<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/MarvinLeibowitz">Marvin Leibowitz</a>: 9 Followers<br />
Eleanor Bush: (No Twitter Account Found)<br />
Marcia Cooper: (No Twitter Account Found)<br />
Jennifer Satler: (No Twitter Account Found)<br />
Barbara Behrend-Ernsberger (No Twitter Account Found)<br />
Judge Bill Ward: (No Twitter Account Found)<br />
Rosemary Crawford: (No Twitter Account Found)<br />
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*Numbers were recorded on May 13, 2013*<br />
<br />NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-90904471822851095422013-05-13T13:48:00.000-04:002013-05-13T17:35:13.500-04:00Patrick Connelly for Judge Mail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I have been told by a couple of politicos and lawyers that Mr. Connelly is a good lawyer and would make a great judge. According to my sources, he came in fifth at the Democratic Endorsement, just a few votes shy of being endorsed by the Democratic Party. He is currently on my list of 4 candidates that I plan on supporting in the 2013 Primary. </div>
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<br />NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-80873784217364009402013-05-13T12:26:00.000-04:002013-05-13T17:30:34.231-04:00Disturbing letter from Judge Bill Ward <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Anyone that reads this blog shouldn't be surprised that I would not be a fan of Governor Corbett's former Chief of Staff. This is the guy that was pushing the extreme political agenda of Governor Corbett for the first 3 years of his Governorship. </div>
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I had a hard time even reading this first paragraph of this letter. While I get his point about the judgeship being an important position, it is almost too disturbing to read. Not to mention, he is going to handling divorce and custody hearings for the first few years if he wins a seat on the bench. </div>
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So will Democratic voters see through the union bug and tricky way making it sound like he is actually a Democrat and vote for him in the 2013 Democratic Primary?</div>
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<br />NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-87069324788612840742013-05-13T11:52:00.000-04:002013-05-13T17:31:31.071-04:00Tranquilli for Judge Mail<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is some mail that was sent to Republicans for <a href="http://www.tranquilliforjudge.com/">Mark Tranquilli</a> who is running for judge in Allegheny County. Mr. Tranquilli is one of the endorsed Democratic candidates. </div>
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If you like the law and order types for judge, he has a very impressive resume. He will still get sent to Family Court for a few years before he could ever get to handle criminal cases, but someday he would have a chance to be a criminal division judge. I have been told by multiple politicos that Mr. Tranquilli is a stand up guy and will make a great judge. As of right now he is on my list of 4 candidates that I plan on voting for. </div>
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<br />NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-48810128877156512082013-05-13T10:44:00.000-04:002013-05-20T11:46:31.490-04:00Mailing in support of the Endorsed Democratic Candidates for Judge<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here is the mailing that the <strike>Allegheny County Democratic Party</strike> (I was informed that the Allegheny County Democratic Party was not involved in this mailing and it was organized by the candidates themselves.) sent out in support of their four endorsed candidates for Judge. </div>
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I'm not very impressed with the mailer because it looks too corporate, and I'm also not very impressed with the candidates. I plan on supporting one of their candidates (<a href="http://www.tranquilliforjudge.com/">Mark Tranquilli</a>). Two of the candidates seem to be at least qualified (<a href="http://murray4judge.com/">Phillip P.J. Murray</a> and <a href="http://www.keepjudgecozza.com/">Judge Paul Cozza</a>), but I haven't been extremely impressed by those two when I look at the entire field. One of the endorsed candidates (<a href="http://jen4judge.com/">Jennifer Satler</a>) is ridiculously unqualified and a former Republican. Her biggest selling point she made in an interview with the <a href="http://triblive.com/politics/politicalheadlines/3931981-74/satler-county-judge#axzz2T9AFYZhe">Tribune-Review</a> is that she wants to be a judge for 30 years. I would rather elect a qualified judge for 10 years of service than an unqualified attorney that may never become a good judge. </div>
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<br />NorthPGH Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788183511232621734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1043156705049478245.post-38018764828445753222013-05-13T09:32:00.000-04:002013-05-13T17:31:58.275-04:00Elanor Bush for Judge Mail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here is a mailer that was sent out by <a href="http://eleanorbushforjudge.com/">Eleanor Bush for Judge</a>. I have heard very good things about Ms. Bush and she appears qualified to take on the family division in Allegheny County. She is one of the 4 candidates that I plan on supporting in this month's Primary Election. </div>
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