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michellemalkin.com - 10/23/2008

Breaking: New poll shows Russell over Murtha, 48-35

— michellemalkin.com — A Pennsylvania source has just leaked me brand spanking new poll data showing GOP upstart Bill Russell leading John Murtha among over 800 probable voters by 48-35. [...] Read the rest » (more) Breaking: New poll shows Russell over Murtha, 48-35

Congress

John Murtha

Republican National Committee

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talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/22/2008

McCain Not Being Bush

— talkingpointsmemo.com — You may have seen Democratic Rep. John Murtha's sweeping statements about his part of western Pennsylvania being "racist" (and his subsequent " redneck " mea culpa). Not exactly laying the ground work for racial harmony. So John McCain arrived in ... (more) McCain Not Being Bush

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George W. Bush

John Murtha

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thehill.com - 10/27/2008

Murtha nabs $150M pork

— thehill.com — Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the House Appropriations defense panel, has secured the most earmarked dollars in the 2008 military spending bill, followed closely by the panel s ranking member Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.). Even though Young secured ... (more) Murtha nabs $150M pork

Congress

John Murtha

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Murtha in Trouble?
Talking Points Memo — Some things are so basic they don't even bother putting them in the official political playbook -- like the rule that dismissing your district as racist could make it harder for you to get re-elected. ...

Murtha in trouble in PA?
Sister Toldjah — ... New polling out of PA suggests that Rep. Murtha “Pork Barrel Spending” Murtha, slanderer of Marines and his fellow Pennsylvanians, may be in trouble: ...

Pennsylvania Concern Trolls Feeling The Heat
Open Left - Front Page — ... Jack Murtha, who retracted called people in Western PA "racist" by instead calling them "rednecks," is concern trolling it up. I think this was meant to imply that Pennsylvania voters are wavering on Obama due to racism, and thus keep the campaign from becoming complacent in Pennsylvania. However, in a delicious bit of comuppence, this concern trolling only seems to be hurting Jack Murtha himself, as he only leads by 5% in his re-election campaign. It is nice to see the concern trolls feeling the heat, rather than the target of their concern trolling. ...

Boot Murtha
Obsidian Wings — ... of losing his seat. The problem, as best I can tell, was Murtha’s bold mavericky strategy of calling his constituents racists and rednecks. In my five years of blogging, I’m not sure I’ve ever endorsed a Republican over a Democrat. So what the hell — I hope Murtha gets beat. ...

A Day At The Congressional Races
TPM Election Central — ... Murtha is usually a safe bet for re-election, but this gaffe may have landed him in serious trouble. A recent Susquehanna poll shows Murtha just edging out Russell 46%-41%. A fun part of this ad is its use of a computer interface to show videos of Murtha -- as if to say that the people of western Pennsylvania do in fact know how to read and use a computer. ...

PA-Sen: Two Republican Outfits Show Strong Ridge Numbers
Daily Kos — ... Susquehanna is a Republican polling firm best-known for their questionable poll late last cycle showing Jack Murtha just five points ahead of a no-name challenge (he won by sixteen). And PEG PAC is a conservative business organization that likes to use the phrase "Democrat Party." In any event, their Ridge numbers aren't too different from ...