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Pennsylvania: Freedom's Watch

Thu, 10/09/2008 - 14:01

Freedom's Watch targets Kanjorski, Carney

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

WASHINGTON - The cash-strapped National Republican Congressional Committee may be largely quiet on the advertising front, but the conservative advocacy organization Freedom's Watch is ramping up its spending in key House races, launching new advertisements this week in Pennsylvania and a handful of other races.

The organization's new ad in Pennsylvania, out today, accuses U.S. Reps. Chris Carney (D-Dimock Township) and Paul Kanjorski (D-Nanticoke) of being "like taxing twins."

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Wed, 08/06/2008 - 18:36

Dems fire back against Freedom’s Watch ads

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is releasing its own batch of radio ads in response to the conservative group Freedom's Watch, with spots airing in 10 districts, including U.S. Rep. Chris Carney's (D-Dimock) 10th Congressional District.

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Thu, 07/17/2008 - 11:42

More Freedom’s Watch calls targeting Pa. Dems

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

The conservative group Freedom's Watch has unleashed yet another round of robocalls, this one attacking Democrats in Congress for "standing between us and billions of barrels of American oil."

The robocall campaigns are being run in New Hampshire, Arizona, California, Kentucky, New York, Illinois, Florida and Ohio, as well as in Pennsylvania.

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Tue, 07/01/2008 - 14:08

Freedom's Watch launches radio ads against Kanjorski, Carney

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Freedom's Watch has again targeted two northeast Pennsylvania congressmen as part of its ongoing campaign to criticize Democratic incumbents for opposing expanded domestic oil drilling.

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Thu, 06/26/2008 - 09:43

Another pol tries using robo-call attacks to spur donations

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=698|title=U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy|desc=Getty Images photo|link=none|align=none|width=420|height=297]Yet another Pennsylvania Congressman is using recent robo-call attacks against him to stir his supporters into opening their wallets.

This time it's U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Bristol), who is one of many Pennsylvania lawmakers being targeted in recent robo-call campaigns by the conservative group Freedom's Watch.

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Tue, 06/24/2008 - 13:36

GOP hammering Democrats over domestic oil drilling

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Republicans might have finally found an issue they can use to pry votes from a populace beset by $4-a-gallon gas -- domestic oil drilling.

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Wed, 06/18/2008 - 17:03

Freedom's Watch not done with Altmire yet

By Alex Roarty, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=603|title=U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=160|height=195]The conservative advocacy group that has launched robo-calls criticizing three Pennsylvania congressmen for opposing domestic oil exploration isn't satisfied with one of the U.S. representatives' explanations.

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Wed, 06/18/2008 - 10:11

Sestak uses robo-call campaign as fodder for fundraising

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Like other Democrats being targeted by Freedom's Watch campaign of robo-calls, U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak is striking back against the conservative advocay group's criticisms and using it as an opportunity to rally supporters behind him.

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Tue, 06/17/2008 - 17:58

Conservative advocacy group to launch robocalls against Altmire, Carney and Kanjorski

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Freedom’s Watch, the conservative advocacy group, is launching about three dozen robocalls over the next week targeting U.S. House members across the country, including several vulnerable incumbents in Pennsylvania, PolitickerPA.com has learned.

The target list for the robocalls includes Democratic U.S. Reps. Jason Altmire, Chris Carney and Paul Kanjorski from Pennsylvania among a host of other members of Congress.

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