Pennsylvania: Jay Moyer

It's been a tough couple years for the Montgomery County Republican Committee. Registration gains that were already moving in the Democrats' favor accelerated greatly with the excitement over the presidential race. Factions of the party are split, with the two Republican County Commissioners locked in a political feud that has given Democrats more control of local policy, and seats long-held by the GOP seem increasingly in danger.

This article is by Dan Hirschhorn in Philadelphia and Alex Roarty in Harrisburg.

With Election Day less than two weeks away, PolitickerPA.com turned to resident political insiders to help determine which state House races are the most competitive in Pennsylvania. As Democrats try to expand their narrow majority, Republicans try to take back control of the chamber and candidates throughout the state encounter changing demographics in the electorate, there is no shortage of tightly-contested races.

Democrat Matt Bradford is airing his first advertisement in his bid to represent the 70th Legislative District.

The 30-second spot (embedded below) is a soft biographical piece, featuring Bradford on camera talking about his upbringing and his family. It starts with the candidate recalling working in his parents' flower shop.

CONSHOHOCKEN -- At a fundraiser here Thursday evening, Democratic state House candidate Matt Bradford got a nice introduction from one of the biggest names in Montgomery County politics.

Joe Hoeffel, a County Commissioner and former Congressman, said that Bradford "brings a kind of rare combination of youthful enthusiasm that you would expect ... but he matches that with an extraordinary amount of experience."