politicalwire.com - 10/24/2008
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A Pennsylvania source leaked a new poll to Michelle Malkin
showing Republican challenger Bill Russell (R) leading Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), 48% to 35%. The news comes after Murtha called Western Pennsylvania "a racist area." Yesterday, a more public Susquehanna Poll showed Murtha leading by just ...
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pittsburghlive.com - 10/23/2008
thehill.com - 10/23/2008
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thehill.com —
A new independent poll shows Rep. John Murtha
(D-Pa.) leading his opponent by only five points, just...
a week after he suggested residents of western Pennsylvania are racist. Forty-six percent of voters in Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district ...
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Murtha in trouble after calling constituents racist
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Boot Murtha?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... main reason I oppose Murtha is that he’s corrupt. CREW, for instance, includes him as one of the few Democrats on the “20 Most Corrupt Members of Congress” (and they have further details there). It’s not just that he loves him some pork though — lots of people love pork, and I frankly don’t care all that much about earmarks anyway.
The problem with Murtha is the type of pork he pushes for — namely, massive bloated defense spending. Looks like Publius may get his wish. ...
Retribution and Incentives
Newshoggers.com —
... John Murtha's campaign is in trouble after stating that Western Pennsylvania has a lot of racist voters. I think he'll pull out a squeaker, but this will be toughest race he has faced in at least the past decade as Political Wire notes a case of dueling polls: ...
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pajamasmedia.com 10/31/2008 — October 31, 2008 MURTHA'S IN TROUBLE: Veteran Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Pa.) has sent out a last-minute plea for $1 million to save his hotly contested seat, endangered by his own remarks describing his district as racist. If you'd like to help ...
TheHill.com
thehill.com 10/31/2008 — Veteran Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Pa.) has sent out a last-minute plea for $1 million to save his hotly contested seat, endangered by his own remarks describing his district as racist. In an e-mail sent to potential donors, Murtha s campaign asked ...
Poll Confirms: Murtha in Trouble
redstate.com 10/23/2008 — And What Democrat Has Done More to Merit Defeat?
Hot off the presses :
Democratic Rep. John Murtha leads retired Army Lt. Col. William
Russell by a little more than 4 percentage points, within the
Susquehanna Poll's 4.9-point margin of ...
John Murtha’s Plea
patterico.com 10/30/2008 — [Guest post by DRJ]
From the Instapundit :
“MURTHA’S IN TROUBLE: Veteran Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Pa.) has sent out a last-minute plea for $1 million to save his hotly contested seat, endangered by his own remarks describing his ...
Hemingway: Opposing Murtha
article.nationalreview.com 10/22/2008 — Pennsylvanias 12th district gets an alternative to Jack Murtha.
Malkin: Booting John Murtha
article.nationalreview.com 10/24/2008 — The bible- and gun-toting racists and rednecks of Western Pa. will have the last word.
Update on the Murtha Race
corner.nationalreview.com 11/4/2008 — Just spoke to a source close to the William Russell campaign on the ground in Pennsylvania, and here's what he had to say about the status of the Murtha/Russell race:
The Russell campaign's internal polls had them tied(!) at 46 percent Saturday ...
Not Now John, We've Gotta Get On With the Show
reason.com 10/27/2008 — TNR House race guru Eve Fairbanks assesses the self-inflicted political damage of John Murtha, asks whether he will win re-election, then asks a better question: Who cares? Let 'im drown. Murtha has always been a sore spot in Democrats' efforts ...
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