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Barletta with big lead over Kanjorski
Allentown Morning call ^

Posted on 09/17/2008 8:16:07 AM PDT by haff99

Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta holds a 9-point lead over 12-term incumbent Democrat Paul Kanjorski in the 11th Congressional District, according to a poll released today. The Franklin & Marshall College survey, the first independent poll conducted in the district, confirms what Democrats have feared and what Republicans have touted for months: Kanjorski is seriously at risk of losing his seat. Buoyed by his support among independents and even many Democrats, Barletta leads 44 percent to 35 percent. The poll also surveyed the presidential race in the northeast Pennsylvania district. Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain 43 percent to 40 percent, with 14 percent undecided. That margin fell within the poll's 4.2 percentage point margin of error.

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TOPICS: Extended News; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: electioncongress; kanjorski
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1 posted on 09/17/2008 8:16:07 AM PDT by haff99
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To: haff99

Awesome! Go Lou!


2 posted on 09/17/2008 8:16:55 AM PDT by loungeSerf (Freedom Sucks! Obama 08)
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To: loungeSerf

This makes my day. Think I’ll go contribute to Lou’s campaign.


3 posted on 09/17/2008 8:18:31 AM PDT by freespirited (Obama's idea of change: from D.C. politics as usual to Chicago politics as usual.)
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To: haff99

Wow. Only 35% for an incumbent? This poll seems to have a very high number of undecideds though, in the Congressional and POTUS race.


4 posted on 09/17/2008 8:19:39 AM PDT by impeachedrapist (On Free Republic PBD [political bipolar disorder] rules!)
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To: freespirited

http://loubarletta.com/


5 posted on 09/17/2008 8:20:20 AM PDT by impeachedrapist (On Free Republic PBD [political bipolar disorder] rules!)
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To: impeachedrapist

Holy cow, a pickup! This would go along with DeLay’s district and Foley’s district? Does anyone have info on those races? What about Harry Mitchell’s seat in AZ?


6 posted on 09/17/2008 8:20:49 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: haff99

It is about time that this crook Kanjorski goes down. He is pure slime.


7 posted on 09/17/2008 8:21:25 AM PDT by DarthVader (Liberal Democrats are the party of EVIL whose time of judgment has come.)
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To: freespirited

How does this tie in to the POTUS election in terms of districts?
Was this district one that went for Kerry last time?


8 posted on 09/17/2008 8:22:00 AM PDT by bushsupporter30
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To: haff99

According to the FEC site, at the end of June Barletta had about $322K cash on hand, with $168K in debt. Kanjorski has $2.2M on hand, with no debt.


9 posted on 09/17/2008 8:22:25 AM PDT by impeachedrapist (On Free Republic PBD [political bipolar disorder] rules!)
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To: haff99

I got a call from Lou’s campaign yesterday, and I pledged $100. He is a good man and worth supporting.


10 posted on 09/17/2008 8:26:18 AM PDT by Ikemeister
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To: LS
The fundraising numbers, although dated, are not good for Barletta. But there are multiple polls (mostly internal GOP polls) out supporting Kanjorski's in trouble. Here's a recent one.

Another internal poll shows Barletta ahead of Kanjorski (8/6/08)

One of those internal polls back in June showed only 39% felt Kanjorski deserved re-election.

11 posted on 09/17/2008 8:26:52 AM PDT by impeachedrapist (On Free Republic PBD [political bipolar disorder] rules!)
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To: haff99

Good to see that a mayor who made valiant attempts to address the illegal alien issue is having success in his run for Congress. And we also saw open borders Republican Chris Cannon of Utah (referred to as a Bush point man on amnesty) go down to defeat in the primary, defeated by an enforce the law, no amnesty challenger.


12 posted on 09/17/2008 8:30:49 AM PDT by Will88
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To: Clintonfatigued; Norman Bates; Impy; AuH2ORepublican; JohnnyZ; Clemenza

*ping*


13 posted on 09/17/2008 8:33:24 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Will88

His stand didn’t stop him from being Pa. mayor of the year.
I only wish he’d fix the pot holes at the end of my mother’s street; my wife can’t miss them when we visit.


14 posted on 09/17/2008 8:34:16 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus (( commander of the simian host))
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To: bushsupporter30

Sorry to say I don’t know. Am not familiar with the area, just know of Lou from afar because of his good work on the illegal problem. Also know that Kanjorski is a real sleazeball from seeing report of his machinations on the tube.


15 posted on 09/17/2008 8:35:06 AM PDT by freespirited (Obama's idea of change: from D.C. politics as usual to Chicago politics as usual.)
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To: bushsupporter30

PA 11 Kanjorski (D)

kerry 53 bush 47
gore 54 bush 43

so, that’s ahead of 2000 and 2004 - but it could be better.
I would think that Obama would do poorly up there. It’s Scranton / Wilkes-Barre.


16 posted on 09/17/2008 8:39:28 AM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: Ikemeister

I attended a fundraiser for Lou about a month ago in DC and had an opportunity to speak with him. Good guy and very strong on the immigration issue. I am cautiously optimistic that he will win. He has good grassroots support.


17 posted on 09/17/2008 8:43:31 AM PDT by kabar (.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; LS
The NRCC's involved in this race, so it's not simply campaign propaganda.

...[n]ationally, House Republicans are mostly playing defense. But Barletta’s local notoriety gives them reason to believe they can bounce Kanjorski — or “Kanjo,” as he’s known in the district — and pick up his seat in November.

Kanjorski continues to be plagued by revelations — which first surfaced in 2002 — that he directed millions of dollars in federal funds to companies owned by his family.

Barletta’s first campaign ad criticized Kanjorski for directing $10 million in federal funds to a now-bankrupt technology company owned by his daughter and nephew. The National Republican Congressional Committee aired similar ads in August...

Kanjorski vulnerable Dem in Pa. district

18 posted on 09/17/2008 8:45:06 AM PDT by impeachedrapist (On Free Republic PBD [political bipolar disorder] rules!)
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Conservative working-class Democrats are probably the largest voting block in the PA-11, and the pro-life Kanjorski usually carried them handily, but I think that turnout among those voters will be depressed by Obama being the Democrat presidential nominee and Kanjorski being such a crook, and those that do turn out will more likely vote for McCain/Palin and Barletta.

I guess that “The Pride of Scranton,” Joe Biden, didn’t help Obama here as much as the Democrats thought he would.


19 posted on 09/17/2008 9:23:14 AM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (Fred Thompson appears human-sized because he is actually standing a million miles away.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Wow, great news! Is Kanjorski a screw up? That is very low for a 12-term incumbent.


20 posted on 09/17/2008 9:27:48 AM PDT by Norman Bates (Freepmail me to be part of the McCain List!)
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