PA-12: Calling All Tea Party People! Volunteers Needed in Pennsylvania

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Just got off the phone with Angela Lash of the Tim Burns for Congress campaign and she says they’ve already got teams of volunteers coming in from Virginia, Maryland and Ohio. But it looks like they’ll need all the help they can get because — with less than two weeks to go before the May 18 special election — Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post just raised the stakes:

While the special elections in Pennsylvania’s 12th district and Hawaii’s 1st district — set for May 18 and May 22, respectively — are both important markers in the race for control of the House this fall, the Keystone State race to replace the late Rep. John Murtha (D) matters more when it comes to analyzing the overall political environment. . . .
Pennsylvania goes before Hawaii and primacy matters in these sorts of things. A loss by Democrats in Pennsylvania would prime the pump for a series of “Are Democrats headed for disaster?” stories if Djou goes on to win for days later. If Democrats can win in Pennsylvania though, they are far more able to withstand a loss in Hawaii — writing it off to local rather than national politics. . . .
[I]t’s clear that Pennsylvania’s special election is the more true national referendum of the two May races. It’s why spending by the two national parties is already over $1.1 million and nearly certain to grow considerably in the final 13 days of the race.
And, it’s why every political eyeball in the country will be focused on southwestern Pennsylvania on May 18.

So there you have it. If Tea Party people want to make a difference — to help write those “Democrat disaster” headlines Cilizza is worried about — then it’s time to visit TimBurnsForCongress.com, or e-mail the campaign or call 814-619-3414.

UPDATE: Now a Memeorandum thread. Bloggers need to jump on this Rule 3 opportunity.

UPDATE II: Scott Brown will be campaigning for Tim Burns. The chance to see these two guys together will attract every Republican chick within a 500-mile radius.

UPDATE III: Linked by Bob Belvedere at Camp of the Saints, Jehuda the Rhetorican, and Da Tech Guy, who’s hoping to reunite the Axis of Fedora in Pennsylvania.

UPDATE IV: (Smitty) Trifecta-lanche!

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  4. UPDATE II: Scott Brown will be campaigning for Tim Burns. The chance to see these two guys together will attract every Republican chick within a 500-mile radius.

    I’m single. Tim Burns is single. Is there any reason that the man does not yet have my phone number? A-hem?

  5. UPDATE II: Scott Brown will be campaigning for Tim Burns. The chance to see these two guys together will attract every Republican chick within a 500-mile radius.

    I’m single. Tim Burns is single. Is there any reason that the man does not yet have my phone number? A-hem?

  6. Well, a loss might prime the pump for Democrat Disaster stories, but priming is as a far as it would go.

  7. Well, a loss might prime the pump for Democrat Disaster stories, but priming is as a far as it would go.

  10. Bob: Stacy could have given it to him, but decided that while every campaign needs a Sicilian guy with a fedora, not every single conservative candidate needs a pro-life bourbon-drinking redhead in a skirt. Go figure.

  11. Bob: Stacy could have given it to him, but decided that while every campaign needs a Sicilian guy with a fedora, not every single conservative candidate needs a pro-life bourbon-drinking redhead in a skirt. Go figure.

  15. There will be a lot of democrats running in the near future with conservative retoric and away from the Obama/Pelosi/Reed agenda.The only problem is that when they get to D.C. they seam to fall into the same old democratic voting block (must be something in the water).
    Perfect example is Bart Stupak MI 1st congressional district. When it came time to cast his most important pro-life vote against the health bill, he caved. The lesson in that is to voters of all stripes (democrat/ republican/tea partiers)is watch what they do not what they say. Paying attention to what affiliation they came from and their backgound
    is also of paramount importance.

  16. There will be a lot of democrats running in the near future with conservative retoric and away from the Obama/Pelosi/Reed agenda.The only problem is that when they get to D.C. they seam to fall into the same old democratic voting block (must be something in the water).
    Perfect example is Bart Stupak MI 1st congressional district. When it came time to cast his most important pro-life vote against the health bill, he caved. The lesson in that is to voters of all stripes (democrat/ republican/tea partiers)is watch what they do not what they say. Paying attention to what affiliation they came from and their backgound
    is also of paramount importance.

  17. […] Stacy McCain reminds the Tea Party people that if they want to make a difference, this is the campaign to get involved in, and quick. The clock is ticking. So there you have it. If Tea Party people want to make a difference — to help write those “Democrat disaster” headlines Cilizza is worried about — then it’s time to visit TimBurnsForCongress.com, or e-mail the campaign or call 814-619-3414. […]

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