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Valley professor: Well-conducted polls reliable
While most politicians understand that polling is an inexact science, candidates still lean heavily on poll results to capture snapshots of trends during a campaign.
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Valley Republicans: We’ll beat either one
Call it confidence or arrogance, but Valley Republicans expect the next president to be Sen. John McCain, regardless of whom the Democrats put up this fall.
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One-third still undecided
While many Valley Democrats insist they are embracing a message of unity as Pennsylvania’s primary election nears, results of a telephone survey of randomly selected registered Democrats reveal disparate opinions about the Democratic candidates.
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A faint blue shift, but no big change
Slightly more than 2,000 voters shifted their allegiance in Union County, and a slight decline in total voter numbers — from 19,986 to 19,808 — was also seen. Democratic registrations increased by 934 voters, while the Republican side saw a decline of 647.
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Frustration's real, but not bitterness
Local politicians are giving Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama the benefit of the doubt after he made some controversial comments about Pennsylvanians last week.
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Politics gets a country twang
A take-off on an old country-western hit is bringing a lot of political attention to a Lewisburg singer-songwriter.
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Politics, campaigns ain't what they used to be, seniors say
The first election Jim Freeman can remember was in 1920, when his father ran for a county commissioner post in Canada. He lost.
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2 Republicans vie to take back US House seat from Pennsylvania lost in sex scandal
If U.S. Rep. Chris Carney feels like he has a target on his back, it's for good reason. Republicans view the freshman Democrat's 2006 election as a fluke — he rolled to victory after his GOP predecessor became embroiled in a sex scandal — and see his House seat as ripe for the taking.
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Union County Dems split on choice
The heated Democrat race for the presidential nomination made a pit stop at the Union County Democratic Committee spring dinner at La Primavera, led by Clinton's brother Hugh Rodham, and former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford, campaigning on behalf of Obama.
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Chelsea Clinton to visit Valley
The daughter of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., will speak about her mother's presidential candidacy at noon Thursday at Bucknell University.
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Business leader says Hackett exaggerates role in landing firm
A 10th Congressional District candidate for the Republican nomination is "exaggerating" his involvement in C3i's decision to open a facility in Wilkes-Barre last year, the chief financial officer of the international company says.
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Only citizens work for him
With recent disclosures that the two Republicans seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Chris Carney have employed illegal immigrants, the freshman congressman said he has never had illegal immigrants on his payroll.
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He's helping Hillary
Families are making substantially less money today than they were 10 years ago, former President Bill Clinton told a crowd of about 1,500 people at Lewistown Area High School gymnasium Thursday.
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GOP candidates clash over 'pork"
The two Republican candidates for the 10th Congressional District clashed over political earmarks Thursday during a meeting with members of the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce.
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Candidates weigh in on financial crisis
Republican candidates for the 10th Congressional District, Chris Hackett and Dan Meuser, along with incumbent U.S. Rep. Chris Carney, D-10 of Dimock, are asked to respond to a question each week leading up to the April 22 primary.
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GOP hopefuls speak to faithful
With the Pennsylvania’s primary election just around the corner, Republicans in Union County took advantage of the opportunity to learn a little more about the candidates asking for their votes on April 22.
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Obama supporters organizing
An organizational meeting of Montour Countians for Obama will be held at 6 tonight in Brews N Bytes, 20 Lower Mulberry St.
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Stars turn out to boost Obama
They didn’t get Barack Obama, but they got Spock. Hundreds of Bucknell University students, many of them wearing St. Patrick’s Day green, and other members of the community packed the Trout Auditorium Monday night eager to learn more about the presidential candidate who’s drummed up more support from young voters than any other candidate in this election.
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Debate draws out candidates’ similarities
Touting their conservative views, the two Republican candidates for the 10th Congressional District squared off Monday night in a debate at Susquehanna University that highlighted their similarities.
