The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Divided Democrats Help Hawaii

Republican Charles Dijou now leads by 8 points: With two Democrats on the ballot in Hawaii’s May 22 mail-in election, a Republican could win with a plurality . . . Video from Steve Foley of the Minority Report: Meanwhile, in case you missed it earlier, my Green Room special report on the PA12 special election is now […]

PA12: ‘That Crazy Blogger Guy’

That’s what Tim Burns called me Friday night at campaign HQ, and here’s some more crazy blogging at the Hot Air Green Room: The Burns campaign can count on lots of votes from what one staffer described as “pissed off” Democrats and independents, but the real key will be the ability of Burns to appeal […]

‘Every Campaign Needs to Have a Sicilian Guy in a Fedora’ — Roxeanne De Luca

That’s what she said when I called her during my latest trip to PA-12, where Tim Burns is barely two weeks away from the May 18 special election for Jack Murtha’s old House seat. Definitely a job for Da Tech Guy, especially since he’s now covering the Boston Tea Party beat.  Lots of Tea Party volunteers […]

PA-12: Pennsylvania Patriot Uprising!

Tim Burns for Congress campaign headquarters is at 157 S. Main Street in Washington, Pennsylvania.  Three doors down the street . . . Resistance against oppressive government is kind of a local tradition, you might say. This latest Pennsylvania Patriot uprising will likely have a more successful outcome than did Mr. Bradford’s: Weighed down in his […]

Two Words: Freakin’ Huge!

 No, I’m not talking about plus-size model Ashley Graham, I’m talking about Republican Tim Burns leading 46%-40% in the latest PA-12 poll from (brace yourself) Daily Kos: The new Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll of the PA-12 special election gives Republican businessman Tim Burns the edge in the race for the House seat formerly held by the […]

Other PA-12 Blogging From Christopher Renner At Red State

by Smitty Christopher Renner is also on the PA-12 case, posting at Red State and his own digs, including a map of what a train wreck the layout of the PA-12 district has become under the Murtha tenure. Maybe I should walk that back: I don’t live there, and the citizens of PA may think […]

PA12: Canary in a Coal-Mining District

Charlie Cook explains why this May 18 special election is so crucial: With the midterm elections now just six months away, are Democrats’ prospects improving? Not really. For every hopeful sign they get, several others — usually the more telling ones — point the other way. . . . This month could provide important clues […]

PA12: Tim Burns vs. Murthanomics

From my latest column at The American Spectator: Murtha’s ghost looms large over the 12th District, which sprawls in a bizarre gerrymander over a predominantly rural area stretching from the southwestern corner of the state up to Ebensburg in Cambria County, a three-hour drive away. The crab-like geographical outlines of the erstwhile dominion of Murthadom, however, […]

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