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Pennsylvania: Matt Taubenberger

Tue, 11/04/2008 - 22:23

Boyle, Perzel seem to be cruising in northeast Philly

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Democrat Brendan Boyle and state Rep. John Perzel (R-Philadelphia) appear to have the upper-hand in early returns of their closely-watched state House races in northeast Philadelphia.

Boyle, who is running against Republican Matt Taubenberger for the open 170th Legislative District seat, was leading Taubenberger by more than 20 points, with more than two-thirds of districts reporting.

Perzel, the longtime GOP powerhouse running against Democrat Rich Costello, was leading by more than 30 points, with 86 percent of precincts reporting.

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Tue, 11/04/2008 - 20:00

Boyle, Taubenberger still tussling over misleading campaign literature

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

PHILADELPHIA-Polls are about to start closing, but two state House candidates in northeast Philadelphia are still fighting over factually-incorrect campaign literature.

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Sat, 11/01/2008 - 15:35

Report: Taubenberger's anti-Boyle ads were based on a city mistake

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Apparently those "tax deadbeat" ads being run by Republican state House candidate Matt Taubenberger were based on faulty information from Philadelphia's Department of Revenue.

Taubenberger, who is trying to succeed his retiring boss state Rep. George Kenney (R-Philadelphia), had accused Democratic opponent Brendan Boyle of failing to pay property taxes in widely circulated print advertisements.

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Fri, 10/31/2008 - 00:21

Report: Northeast Philly state House contest tightening

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

The race to replace retiring state Rep. George Kenney (R-Philadelphia) has tightened in recent weeks, with underdog Republican Matt Taubenberger closing a gap in the polls against Democrat Brendan Boyle, according to a Capitolwire report (subscription only).

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Mon, 10/27/2008 - 11:54

Scathing back-to-back print ads in HD-170

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

The heated battle for an open state House seat in northeast Philadelphia has spilled over into newspaper advertising pages, with both candidates being branded liars just over a week before Election Day.

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Wed, 09/17/2008 - 12:36

Nutter endorses state House candidate Boyle

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter endorsed fellow Democrat Brendan Boyle for state House Tuesday, calling him a "great candidate."

Boyle, a rising star in Philadelphia Democratic circles, is running against Republican Matt Taubenberger in the 170th Legislative District. With the seat being vacated by retiring state Rep. George Kenney (R-Philadelphia), Democrats hope to take back what has long been a Republican stronghold in northeast Philadelphia.

 

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Fri, 08/22/2008 - 09:44

Younger Taubenberger blasts Nutter on convention costs

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

It's no surprise that a Republican candidate for office would take an opportunity to criticze Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter over his decision to use taxpayer money for travel costs of aides accompanying him to the Democratic convention in Denver next week.

But it's a bit more suprising when the Republican in question is the son of one of the mayor's biggest fans.

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Mon, 07/21/2008 - 07:35

In Northeast Philly, a rare GOP seat could fall

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

It's hard for Republicans to win elected office at any level in Philadelphia, where Democrats outnumber GOP voters by more than five to one. So when Republicans have seats, especially in traditionally more conservative wards in the northeast sections of the city, the party tends to hold on to them dearly.

But one of those few GOP strongholds could very well fall this year, with a longtime Republican incumbent retiring and two young upstart politicians vying to replace him.

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Thu, 06/05/2008 - 15:45

Republican candidates chime in on redistricting reform

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

After lawmakers in Harrisburg tabled a measure to reform the way legislative districts are redrawn, Republican candidates in Philadelphia are speaking out in favor of the reform and hammering Democrats for putting it off.

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