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Pennsylvania: Bob Gleason

Wed, 10/22/2008 - 13:40

Once again, state GOP assails ACORN, questions election fairness

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

UPDATE: 5:45 p.m.: Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro Cortes has issued a response to the GOP's press conference, calling the allegations that county election boards can't handle the influx of voters "disappointing."

"The majority of the counties in Pennsylvania are controlled by Republican commissioners," Cortes said. "While the Republican Party might not have confidence in the counties' ability to administer a fair election, we do."

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Fri, 10/17/2008 - 11:38

State GOP files injunction against ACORN, secretary of commonwealth

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

HARRISBURG -- The state Republican Party filed an injunction Friday against Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro Cortes and ACORN, alleging a fair vote on Nov. 4 is impossible because of rampant voter fraud.

The injunction signals a step up in action against ACORN, which for weeks has been the recipient of attacks from the state GOP and John McCain's presidential campaign.

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Sat, 10/11/2008 - 20:21

After attacking, Gleason says McCain's attacks aren't working

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

State GOP chair Bob Gleason says the increasingly aggressive tactics of John McCain's campaign aren't working in Pennsylvania, specifically with southeastern voters.

"They’re not as susceptible to attack ads,” Gleason told The New York Times. “I worry about the southeast. [Barack] Obama is making inroads.”

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Thu, 09/18/2008 - 14:36

Decision to allow candidate T-shirts inside polling stations angers state GOP

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

HARRISBURG -- Officials from the state Republican Party Thursday morning criticized a decision from the Pennsylvania Department of State allowing voters to wear candidate T-shirts and buttons when they enter polling stations, saying the paraphernalia could sway voters and force polling officials to act as "fashion police."

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Tue, 09/16/2008 - 10:35

Gleason: Palin will help GOP win 'four or five' congressional seats in Pa.

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Republicans nationally and in Pennsylvania tout the energy vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has injected in the GOP base.

On Tuesday, it caused state party Chairman Bob Gleason to make a bold prediction: Republicans will win back "four or five" congressional seats in the Keystone State.

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Mon, 09/15/2008 - 10:17

Straight Talk Express goes Pennsylvanian

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

The Straight Talk Express has taken a detour to Pennsylvania until Nov. 4.

The state Republican Party has unveiled the Pennsylvania Straight Talk Express, a bus meant to emulate John McCain's famed mode of transportation but with a distinctive Keystone State twist. Instead of carrying the Republican presidential nominee, the bus will carry his surrogates and other in-state officials and candidates to various events across the commonwealth. 

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Wed, 09/03/2008 - 14:39

Corbett, lauded for being state party-man, urges delegates to campaign

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett, at once battling for re-election and a rumored gubernatorial candidate in 2010, mostly stayed away from campaigning for himself Wednesday morning when he addressed the Pennsylvania delegation over breakfast.

Instead, Pennsylvania's head prosecutor urged those in the crowd to help create a grassroots organization he said will be necessary for U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and other local Republicans to win in November.

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Wed, 09/03/2008 - 14:32

Ridge might not get to talk at convention

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Former Gov. Tom Ridge (R), originally scheduled to speak Wednesday at the RNC, is no longer on the night's schedule and might not get to speak tomorrow, either.

"We're not sure when Tom Ridge is going to be on the program, or if he's going to be on the program," state GOP Chairman Bob Gleason said.

Ridge is scheduled to address the Pennsylvania delegation Thursday morning, along with U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Philadelphia) and auditor general candidate Chet Beiler. 

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Sat, 08/23/2008 - 15:00

Specter: McCain vs. Biden would have been 'a very different race'

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Philadelphia) said Saturday that the matchup between Barack Obama and John McCain presents a "sharp contrast" in experience.

It would have been different if Joe Biden had won the Democratic primary, he said.

"I think the race between Senator McCain and Senator Biden would be a very different race," Specter said in a conference call with reporters.

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