Pennsylvania: Mitch Mcconnell

April 28, 2009 - 11:28 am

Update on Specter's Switch

From The Politico:Republican Senate leaders Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Jon Kyl of Arizona are in an emergency meeting in the Capitol right now discussing the party switch, which would be a devastating blow to a party barely hanging on to a 41-vote minority in the Senate. Specter has long been a moderate Republican and a thorn in his party's side, but his move to switch parties is a surprising maneuver. Specter trails badly in GOP primary polls and he may have a better chance to win as a Democrat in his home state.
Poor guys. The minority party in the Senate just got minority-ier.

Wed, 09/17/2008 - 18:31

Titelman, caught swearing on camera outside Ky. fundraiser, fires back at film crew, Republicans

An Internet video that shows him cursing at a camera crew has longtime Pennsylvania politico Bill Titelman firing back at the filmmakers and their Republican backers, who he said pay amateur videographers to "stalk" Democrats in search of embarrassing out-of-context footage.

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