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

Posted on | May 5, 2010 | 17 Comments

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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17 Responses to “PA-12: Calling All Tea Party People! Volunteers Needed in Pennsylvania”

  1. Candidate Of The Restoration: Tim Burns [Part II] « The Camp Of The Saints
    May 5th, 2010 @ 1:47 pm

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  2. PA-12 Special Election Volunteers Needed!!! « The Rhetorican
    May 5th, 2010 @ 1:56 pm

    […] May 5, 2010 Posted by Jehuda in Uncategorized. trackback Tea Party people!  The MSM is sounding the alarm in PA-12!  It’s John Murtha’s old district.  And Tim Burns is well positioned to take […]

  3. Yes this is another DaTipJar post/update GA-4 $880 to Go, Pa-12 $440 to Go « DaTechguy's Blog
    May 5th, 2010 @ 1:58 pm

    […] The Call for help in Pa-12 is sounded by Robert Stacy, can you help me get there to see it? Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Q: What does […]

  4. Roxeanne de Luca
    May 5th, 2010 @ 7:02 pm

    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. Roxeanne de Luca
    May 5th, 2010 @ 2:02 pm

    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. kansas
    May 5th, 2010 @ 8:21 pm

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

  7. kansas
    May 5th, 2010 @ 3:21 pm

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

  8. Bob Belvedere
    May 5th, 2010 @ 8:57 pm

    Roxe: Maybe he’s not a bright as Stacy thinks he is?

  9. Bob Belvedere
    May 5th, 2010 @ 3:57 pm

    Roxe: Maybe he’s not a bright as Stacy thinks he is?

  10. Roxeanne de Luca
    May 6th, 2010 @ 1:38 am

    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. Roxeanne de Luca
    May 5th, 2010 @ 8:38 pm

    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.

  12. Richmond Liberty Alliance Blog » Blog Archive » Help Turn Pennsylvania Red
    May 7th, 2010 @ 12:29 pm

    […] Robert Stacy has the inside track with Tim Burn in the 12th district of Pennsylvania. Jack Murtha’s old district. He was one of the few who had his district rigged so he had to be carted out in a wooden box instead of being voted out. Now that Murtha has become a good kind of Demorcrat, there is a viable opportunity for a conservative to be elected there. […]

  13. PA-12: The ‘Scott Heard Round the World’ Will Campaign for Tim Burns Today : The Other McCain
    May 14th, 2010 @ 8:51 am

    […] Panicking Over Impending Onslaught of AOSHQ Morons 5/6: PA12: Tim Burns Debates Pelosi’s BFF5/5: PA-12: Calling All Tea Party People! Volunteers Needed in Pennsylvania5/2: PA12 Special Report: Behind the Scenes of the Pennsylvania Patriot Revolution, HotAir.com4/30: […]

  14. PA-12: Burns 48%, Critz 47% : The Other McCain
    May 17th, 2010 @ 5:41 am

    […] Panicking Over Impending Onslaught of AOSHQ Morons 5/6: PA12: Tim Burns Debates Pelosi’s BFF5/5: PA-12: Calling All Tea Party People! Volunteers Needed in Pennsylvania5/2: PA12 Special Report: Behind the Scenes of the Pennsylvania Patriot Revolution, HotAir.com4/30: […]

  15. Leo Worobkevich
    May 21st, 2010 @ 3:10 pm

    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. Leo Worobkevich
    May 21st, 2010 @ 10:10 am

    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. PA Special Election Less than Two Weeks Away – Get Involved! :: The Lonely Conservative
    July 7th, 2010 @ 3:49 pm

    […] 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. […]