Conservative Party candidate Jay Russell has entered the race to unseat Pelosi’s Mini-Me Democrat Congressman Patrick Murphy. He joins Republican Tom Manion and Independent Tom Lingenfelter as a third challenger to Li’l Pat’s liberal stranglehold on Bucks County according to documents filed with the Commonwealth (PDF Link).
BucksNewsOnline reports:
Russell, of Northampton, has run for office many times, and has never had much support. He apparently met the Aug. 1 deadline for filing paperwork.
Murphy, Nancy Pelosi’s go-to water boy, was mistakenly elected to his first term in November 2006.
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1edit35 on Aug 4, 2008 at 11:25 am:
Jay was reportedly upset that the Bucks County GOP didn’t “come to him” for advice on how to beat Murphy.
So he decided to run on his own, despite less-than-lackluster support with his numerous campaign endeavors, including several attempts at County Commissioner.
Nice enough guy, but he doesn’t have a snowball’s chance. Unfortunately, he can only swipe votes from the GOP, in my opinion.
Where the heck is the Green Party candidate? I guess they are satisfied with marble-mouth Murphy.
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2Steven on Aug 4, 2008 at 11:52 am:
“Where the heck is the Green Party candidate? I guess they are satisfied with marble-mouth Murphy.”
Wouldn’t you be if you were them? What more could they ask for but a bought-and-paid-for pawn to do their bidding? Li’l Pat’s listing at OpenSecrets.org reads like a Who’s Who of lefty PACs and organizations.
Thought he was there to represent us, but apparently he’s there to represent PACs and lobbyists.
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