politico.com - 10/27/2008
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Murtha is in a tight race after calling voters racists and rednecks. See also: Former GOP senator backs Obama
michellemalkin.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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If John Murtha Loses, Do We Care?
The Stump —
... Could Murtha -- a 34-year House veteran who's weathered endless political storms -- actually lose? Absolutely. After telling the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that his district was "a racist area," he gave a disastrous apology in which he called his constituents "rednecks." A subsequent poll showed him ahead of his unknown GOP challenger by a mere 5 points. ...
Taylor Marsh: Jack Murtha Targeted by Right-Wing
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Jack Murtha really stepped in it recently with his comments on Pennsylvanians and race. The right-wingers are making the most of it. Now even the ...
Jack Murtha Targeted by Right-Wing
Taylor Marsh —
... Murtha really stepped in it recently with his comments on Pennsylvanians
and race. The right-wing are making the most of it. Now even the ...
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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 ...
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politico.com 10/30/2008 — It's been an unusual alliance from the beginning and now Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), in trouble in his race to keep his seat, is appealing to his old friends at MoveOn to come to his rescue.
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Murtha seeks campaign cash
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Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/30/2008
AP - Rep. John Murtha brought in a high-profile adviser and scrambled to raise money to shore up support against a GOP challenger who has gained momentum since Murtha said some residents of his western Pennsylvania home base were racist.
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