The Tea Party is on a mission -- they are winning Republican primaries so they can mount aggressive campaigns to try to take over the Senate this fall. It happened just last night in Indiana, and a few weeks ago, it happened right here at home.
Even in a low turnout primary against lightweight competition, Tom Corbett couldn’t get his endorsed candidate, Steve Welch, over the line despite arm-twisting, fundraisers, mailers and robocalls.
After a months long, divisive primary battle between flawed candidates, Republicans nominated Tom Smith who had to run far to the right, alienating Democrats, Independents and moderates.
As the 2012 General Election begins, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party is confident that Kathleen Kane, the Democratic candidate for Attorney General, will win come fall.