Barletta Enters Race for Congress
Written by Sam on February 10th, 2008
Lou Barletta, the famous Hazleton, PA mayor has entered the race for Congress for Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District currently occupied by Democrat incumbent Paul Kanjorski. If this were anyone other than Barletta, I’d say that Kanjo is relatively safe, but with Barletta’s nationwide name recognition he has the ability to raise serious money for this race. Additionally, Kanjorski has not been getting good press over the past year or so as he has had some ethical missteps. It’s hard to say really how this will turn out because there are so many odd factors in this election year. I would honestly say that this race still leans in favor of Kanjorski, but he is not an insurmountable challenge for Barletta.
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen “famous” and “Hazleton, PA” in the same sentence before.
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Ah, an immigration hack. I knew there had to be some appeal for you guys.
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Langley, CJ is going to go crazy over this.
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I do not necessarily agree with Barletta on everything, but he is the best hope the GOP has in the district.
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Very happy to see him in the race…
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That is good news.