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Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs on Sunday endorsed former U.S. Congressman Lou Barletta for governor. “It’s become abundantly clear in recent days that nominating Lou Barletta for governor is Republicans’ best chance to defeat Josh Shapiro in November,” Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matt Brouillette said in a press release. The organization on its website calls itself a membership association representing employers and employees across Pennsylvania. “Months ago, Commonwealth Partners began cautioning of the dangers of nominating Doug Mastriano, as he would not be able to win the swing voters necessary to win in November,” Brouillette said. “No other organization...

WILLIAMSPORT – A former Donald Trump supporter has accused the former president of throwing Republican gubernatorial candidate Lou Barletta “under the bus.” Former U.S. Rep. Thomas A. Marino, who was Trump’s pick for drug czar, went further saying at this time he is not supporting anyone who has the former president’s endorsement. Marino, who also served as U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, made some of his comments about Trump at a Barletta event in Williamsport on Saturday then amplified them Sunday. He had not planned to get involved in Tuesday’s primary election until Trump endorsed state Sen....

Former Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), running in Pennsylvania’s GOP gubernatorial primary, is calling on his fellow Republican candidates to drop out of the race and endorse him against State Sen. Doug Mastriano. In an exclusive interview with SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Saturday, Barletta called on Republicans Dave White and Bill McSwain to drop out of the GOP gubernatorial primary and endorse his candidacy so the party can unite around one candidate against Mastriano, whom former President Trump endorsed on Saturday.

Pennsylvania’s Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman is expected to announce on Thursday that he is dropping out of the governor’s race and will be endorsing Lou Barletta to be the Republican gubernatorial nominee, according to a source familiar with the campaign. Corman, whose rankings in the polls have been lagging in the crowded nine-person field for the GOP nomination, wants to see the party come together and elect a candidate who can beat presumptive Democratic nominee Josh Shapiro in November for the open governor’s seat, the source said. In Corman’s mind, that is Barletta, a former Hazelton mayor and...

Former congressman and leading Republican gubernatorial candidate Lou Barletta (R-PA) told Breitbart News Saturday that as governor, he will use all powers available to him to stop illegal immigration, noting that many in the GOP do not have the backbone to stand against the radical left’s illegal immigration policies. Recent polls show the Republican primary race as very much a two-man battle between himself and State Sen. Doug Mastriano. But with Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf (D) leaving office, Republicans have a clear chance to flip the governor’s mansion. Recent polls, Barletta said, are a “reflection on what we’re seeing on...

SUNBURY — Former U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta was endorsed for governor by the Northumberland County Republican party committee after sweeping the votes during a recent meeting in Sunbury. Barletta, of Hazleton, was selected over the dozen or so candidates ***. *** “I have been in Northumberland County for so many years it is like my second home,” Barletta said. “So to get the endorsement means so much to me and my family. We are excited about the future and we are thankful for the faith that is being put in me.” The committee also endorsed U.S. Senate Candidate Carla Sands,...

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, a small borough located in South Central PA, is the first community in PA to repeal a leftist-inspired LGBTQ+ “protection” ordinance that was pushed through by last year’s leftist-dominated Borough Council.

Former Rep. Lou Barletta (R) holds a wide lead in the GOP primary to be Pennsylvania’s next governor, according to a poll released this week. The survey from Susquehanna Polling and Research showed Barletta has 27 percent support, more than four times that of his nearest Republican rival in the 2022 race. “Since I launched my campaign, I’ve been working as hard as I can, traveling to all parts of Pennsylvania, to try to bring change to Harrisburg,” Barletta said in a statement to City & State. “Polls don’t motivate me, my four daughters, ten grandchildren, and almost 13 million...

Former Republican Rep. Lou Barletta will be running to be Pennsylvania’s next governor. Barletta, 65, announced his candidacy for the 2022 gubernatorial elections on social media Monday morning. He served as mayor of the town of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, from 2000 to 2010 and then spent four terms in the House of Representatives before he lost a Senate bid in 2020, despite obtaining former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. In his announcement video, Barletta rebuked Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, for his handling of the coronavirus. Wolf is not eligible to run for reelection again due to a two-term limit.The solutions aren’t...

President Donald Trump will urge Pennsylvania voters to choose Republican U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta over two-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey during a rally in Erie next week, campaign officials said Wednesday. “With just 34 days from today until the midterm elections, the president looks forward to celebrating the success of the booming Trump economy that’s creating new jobs and bigger paychecks for the hard-working men and women of the Keystone State,” campaign spokesman Michael Glassner said in a statement. “President Trump will also remind Pennsylvanians of the critical importance to get out and vote for Lou Barletta in his...

A new poll released today from Commonwealth Leaders Fund, a conservative group, shows GOP candidates for Governor and Senate are each trailing by less than 3 points to the Democratic incumbents. The polling showed Gov. Tom Wolf leading Scott Wagner 46% to 43%. Sen. Bob Casey leads Rep. Lou Barletta 47% to 45%. The polling, conducted via IVR interviews from Aug. 13-15, included 2,012 likely voters. It’s CLF’s first ever publicly-released poll and it predicts a more conservative electorate than public polls. 53% of those polled identified as either very conservative or somewhat conservative. Only20% polled considered themselves very liberal...

Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) and Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) are in a dead heat in the Pennsylvania Senate race, according to a poll released on Monday. A Commonwealth Leaders Fund poll found that Sen. Bob Casey leads by only two points, with Casey at 47 percent, Barletta at 45 percent, and 6.1 percent of Pennsylvania voters undecided. The poll had a 3.6-point margin of error, making the Pennsylvania Senate race a virtual toss-up. The poll also weighted heavily for a significant Democrat turnout that outpaces previous “Democratic waves.” The poll suggested that Democrats will have a five-point turnout advantage over...

At this point the so called “polls” are virtually useless. They under poll Republicans and over poll Democrats. They are produced by the same liars who told us Hillary Clinton had a 95% chance of winning. The only ones that have any meaning are the ones that show Republicans leading. This is not a support of the “home team”; but rather a recognition that the polls are just as skewed left now as they were in 2016. Any lead for a Republican is reported only when a poll is forced to report it which really means he/she is leading by...

Trump really has a knack for nicknames! He uses them to define his opposition. Tonight in Pennsylvania at a huge rally, Trump dubbed liberal Democrat Sen. Bob Casey, “Sleepin Bob!” Perfect! Trump was campaigning for GOP Senate Candidate Lou Barletta, who hopes to replace “Sleepin Bob!” . . . .

President Trump rallied his supporters in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, Thursday night for the second of three "Make America Great Again" rallies in one week. The rally was ostensibly to champion GOP Rep. Lou Barletta, who is running against Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey — but it encompassed many of the president's go-to topics. Mr. Trump called Barletta "dynamo." Barletta, for his part, praised Mr. Trump in a brief but energetic speech. The president dubbed Casey, "Sleeping Bob."

Thursday, August 2, 2018: RSBN reporters Liz Willis, Tom O'Neill, Alyssa Ashe and cameraman James Willis will be on hand as President Donald J. Trump holds a campaign style rally at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Tonight, the Mohegan Sun Arena, Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre, Pennslyvania, will be jam packed to the rafters with avid loving, POTUS, Donald J. Trump, Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, etc., coal miners, steel workers, aircraft mechanics, auto mechanics, auto production workers cops, firemen, EMTs, AMTs, first responders, oil workers, energy workers, plumbers, pipe fitters, painters, carpenters, small business men & women, moms, dads, aunts, uncles, sons, daughters, grandmas, grandpas, school teachers, all sorts of blue collar workers, young folks, old folks, our beloved Military folks, American patriots...across the board and spectrum of America, etc.!!! Not attending, of course, will be the ill-informed, Democrat...

Following the amazing, stunning, fun filled, massive POTUS, Trump rally in Tampa, Florida. last evening (13,000-15,000 attendees), POTUS, Donald J. Trump continues his political rally campaign in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania tomorrow evening Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 at 7:00PM EST, in support of Republican, Congressman, Lou Barletta who is running for the U.S. Senate against deadbeat Democrat, Bob Casey, Jr. I suspect another "BLOCKBUSTER" performance with a massive audience cheering and supporting our great POTUS, Trump. Be there folks, and be witness to one of America's greatest Presidents ever in action!!! Trump loves America, All of the American People with all of...

As you depart Manhattan on the George Washington Bridge, a brief interval on I-95 takes you to Exit 69 for I-80, the access point to New Jersey’s third-largest city, Paterson, and ultimately to the Delaware Water Gap, a geologically arresting gateway to Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. Following Pennsylvania’s toll bridge, you’ll pass billboards for resorts, outlet stores, and chain restaurants along a highway lined by hemlocks, mountain laurel, and birch trees. Westward, all road signs direct drivers toward Hazleton, a small city located near the crossroads of I-80 and I-81, one of the East Coast’s busiest intersections for truck traffic.

Pennsylvania Primary Election Results By THE NEW YORK TIMES