Pennsylvania: Michael Livingston

PHILADELPHIA - Almost two months after the Republican candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah dropped out of the race, the city GOP here is considering a young ward chairman from North Philadelphia to run against the longtime incumbent Democrat.

[img_assist|nid=359|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=420|height=107]TJ Rooney and the Democratic Party in Pennsylvania was solidly behind Hillary Clinton and delivered for her in the primary. When Barack Obama won this week the Party was quick to get behind Obama which makes them a winner this week.  Find out who else made the Winners and Losers list for June 6, 2008.

Republicans who run for office in the staunchly Democratic city of Philadelphia are often called sacrificial lambs, providing their time to campaign even though registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 5-1.

Al Taubenberger, the Republican who was thumped by Michael Nutter in last year's mayoral race, admitted as much, often saying he was running to make Nutter a better mayor-and to send a message about the lack of a two-party system in Philadelphia.