The Other McCain

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PA-10: Greetings From Williamsport

Traveling with Pete Da Tech Guy is not just a job, it’s an adventure. We left the home of William Jacobson in Ithaca, N.Y., about 3:30 p.m. and arrived in Williamsport about 6:30. We had called and left messages on the phone number listed on Tom Marino’s Web site, but got no return calls, and […]

Ann Marie Buerkle Answers Dishonest Attack Ads From Democrat Dan Maffei

Reporting the latest NY-25 news at The American Spectator: Republican congressional candidate Ann Marie Buerkle today rebutted attack ads from Democrat incumbent Rep. Dan Maffei that accused Buerkle of being delinquent on property taxes. “I’ve spent the past several weeks suffering from the negative ads of my opponent,” Buerkle said at a press conference in […]

‘Scared,’ Mr. President?

“Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now, and facts and science and argument do not seem to be winning the day all the time, is because we’re hard-wired not to always think clearly when we’re scared. And the country is scared.” — President Barack Obama DeWITT, N.Y. — So Obama’s […]

‘A Road Man for the Lords of Karma’

DeWITT, N.Y. — I’m blogging tonight from the home of The Lonely Conservative and her lucky husband, Dave. We just left a meet-and-greet with Ann Marie Buerkle in the village of Clyde. While I had planned to be on the road to Pennsylvania already, but Buerkle’s having a Monday morning press conference near Syracuse, and I […]

NY-25 Prediction: Ann Marie Buerkle Will Score Landslide Victory Over Dan Maffei

HANCOCK, N.Y. — Pete Da Tech Guy and I were driving up Highway 17 toward Binghamton when we got the call from the Lonely Conservative, informing us that Ann Marie Buerkle’s victory is now a near-certainty. However, that’s not the headline in the Syracuse Post Standard: Dan Maffei leads Anne Marie Buerkle by 12 points in new poll Why is […]

At Bielat HQ, Ready for the Road Trip

NEWTON, Mass. — Here at Sean Bielat campaign headquarters on a Saturday afternoon, Ace of Spades and several of his readers are running the phone banks: “Hey, my name’s Ace. Would you like Sean Bielat to build you a robot?” The big news today is that Sean Bielat is the top fundraiser in Massachusetts: In […]

Pelosi: Raising Money for Democrats More Important Than Her Voters

Explaining why she has refused to debate her Republican challenger, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that raising money for Democratic candidates “across the country” is a higher priority for her. A video posted at Republican John Dennis’s Web site, shows Pelosi being asked, “”Would you be open to debating your Republican opponent John Dennis in […]

Boston Postcards

BOSTON — Some photos of the stuff I’ve been covering yesterday and today: You might recognize the guy with the camera. So what’s Ladd Ehlinger Jr. doing in Boston? OK, I can’t tell you exactly what Ladd’s doing here, but in this photo he is talking to Kiera and in maybe a week you’ll know what this is all […]

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