mark critz

    Jason Altmire (D, PA-04): pro-life? Pro-choice? Try ‘pro-keeping his seat.’

    By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  April 9th at 04:00 PM  | 

    You have to wonder whether the Online Left finds equivocators like Rep. Jason Altmire (D, PA-04) as insulting as we do (not that progressives have the courage to call their own hypocrites out, of course). Let me set the background: in 2010 Altmire did his level best to look like a mighty pro-life champion, largely because he was running for re-election in a R+6 district | Read More »

    PMA trying to retain lease on PA-12?

    By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  April 26th at 09:00 PM  | 

    In the course of noting that former Murtha crony Mark Critz received 52% of his first-quarter contributions from “[d]efense contractors, local business officers and lobbyists that relied on earmarked federal contracts from Murtha” the Washington Post notes this interesting little detail: Four former lobbyists of the PMA Group, a once-powerful lobbying shop, also chipped in to elect Critz. Murtha arranged for his spending panel to | Read More »

    PA-12: Burns/Critz 44/41 (PPP).

    By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  April 20th at 12:00 PM  | 

    How awkward for the Democrats. Buoyed by an electorate that is exceptionally sour on national Democrats, Republican Tim Burns has a 44-41 lead over Democrat Mark Critz in the special election to replace John Murtha in the House. [snip] …Burns is winning over 22% of the Democratic vote compared to Critz’s 10% of the Republican vote. Burns also has a 51-31 lead with independents, although | Read More »