Jason Altmire

GOP Candidate's Past Could Rock Key Race

AP | JERI CLAUSING | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Arizona Senate Race, Jeff Flake, Dan Lungren, Jason Altmire, Jon Kyl, John Thune, Dan Coats, Video, Politics News

Since his first House campaign a dozen years ago, would-be Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake has worked diligently to cast himself as a conservative gadfly, wil...

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K Street and Wall Street in Trouble in 2012

Mike Lux | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Big Business, Mark Critz, Wall Street, Matt Cartwright, Tim Holden, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, K Street, Jason Altmire, Video, 2012 Election, Pennsylvania Primary, Pennsylvania Primary Results, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Mike Lux

We need Democrats who are willing to stand up to K Street, Wall Street, and big business special interests, so that this election becomes a clear contrast over who will take the big boys on. Pennsylvania's primary results are a great symbol that it is happening.

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Amanda Terkel

Blue Dog Democrats Lose Big In Pennsylvania Primary Races

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Video, Mark Critz, 2012 Election, Matt Cartwright, Tim Holden, Pennsylvania Primary, Elections 2012, Blue Dogs, Jason Altmire, Pennsylvania Primary Results, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- It was a not-so-super Tuesday for Pennsylvania's Blue Dog Democrats. Reps. Tim Holden (D-Pa.) and Jason Altmire (D-Pa.), both members...

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Democratic Senator Faces Challengers In Pennsylvania

Reuters | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Robert Casey, Bob Casey, Dave Christian, Reuters, Pennsylvania Primaries, Marc-Scaringi, Tom Corbett, Sam Rohrer, Jason Altmire, Tom Smith, Video, Politics News

By Edith Honan NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - Five Pennsylvania Republicans face off on Tuesday for the chance to run against Democrat...

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Pennsylvania Representative Jason Altmire Named "Most Anti-Small Business Congressman"

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business, Congress, Jason Altmire, Midterm Election, House of Representatives, Small Business Administration, H.R. 2965, H.R. 3567, Small Business Committee, Anti-Small Business, Sba, Asbl, Pennsylvania, American Small Business League, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The American Small Business League (ASBL) has selected Representative Jason Altmire (D-PA-4) as the single most anti-small business member of Congress...

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Vulnerable House Dems Declare Their Independence

AP | CRISTINA SILVA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Election, Democratic Strategy, Election Strategy, Middle of the Road, Dina Titus, Betsy Markey, John Salazar, Zack Space, Jason Altmire, Glenn Nye, Joe Donnelly, Chet Edwards, Smarter Ideas, Politics News

LAS VEGAS — Rep. Dina Titus has been a loyal soldier in pushing the Democrats' ambitious agenda, voting for health care legislation, extended un...

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Look to Rhode Island for How to Target Anti-Labor Democrats

Mike Elk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Primaries, Blanche Lincoln, Jason Altmire, Rhode Island, Trumka, Politics News
Mike Elk

The state's labor movement did something about unfriendly Dems WASHINGTON, D.C.--Yesterday, during a UE union rally here outside Morgan Stanley's off...

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Time for the Pundits to Take a Deep Breath -- Why Democrats Will Not Be Routed In November

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Mid-Term Elections, Chad Causey, Cedric Richmond, Joe Garcia, Rncc, Mike Acuri, Democratic Party, Dscc, Charlie Melancon, Barack Obama, Organize for America, John Adler, Dccc, Rnc, Larry Kissell, Rick Boucher, Ravi Sangisetty, Kurt Schrader, Tom Perriello, Ofa, Travis Childers, Dnc, Scott Harper, Steve Kagen, Jason Altmire, NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll, Republican Party, Kristi Noem, Dan Seals, Bobby Bright, Heath Schuler, Rscc, Politics News
Robert Creamer

In 1994 Democrats were caught flat-footed by the GOP onslaught -- completely unprepared to mount a defense. This year there is a danger that the opposite will be true -- that fear and defeatism turn into self-fulfilling prophesies.

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Arthur Delaney

Jobs Crisis Persists As Democrats Lose Appetite To Fight It

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jobs Crisis, Gerry Connolly, Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Insurance, Jobs, Unemployment Rate, Jason Altmire, Politics News

A dreadful unemployment report showing that the private sector hired only 41,000 workers in May suggested Friday that the jobs crisis in America is no...

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Health Care Bill Math: Democrats Decide Who Is Needed To Reach 216

New York Times | Jeff Zeleny | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, Jason Altmire, Deem and Pass, Nancy Pelosi, Ohio, Democrats, House, Senate, Dennis Kucinich, Health Care Reform, Gop, Bart Gordon, Steve Driehaus, Health Care, Bill Owens, Reconciliation, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In the homestretch of the health care debate, one obvious question being asked across the capital is whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi will f...

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Beer: It's Also For Political Fundraising

Sunlight Foundation. | Sunlight Foundation | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Yarmuth, Transparency, Richard Burr, Obama Crowley Gates Beer, Alcohol, Beer, Obama Beer, James Crowley, Mary Bono Mack, Political Fundraising, Henry Louis Gates, Jason Altmire, Paul Ryan, Home News

Beer: it's not just for diffusing racial tensions. It's also for political fundraising. As are wine, bourbon, cocktails, margaritas, and mojitos -- al...

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9 Democrats Environmentalists Have To Worry About

Grist | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mike Ross, Earl Pomeroy, Rick Boucher, John Tanner, Baron Hill, Climate Bill, Charlie Melancon, Green Politics, Jason Altmire, Artur Davis, Gene Taylor, Green News

Let's call them the Carbon Nine: Jason Altmire (Pennsylvania), Rick Boucher (Virginia), Artur Davis (Alabama), Baron Hill (Indiana), Charlie Melancon ...

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2008 Pennsylvania CD-04 General Election:
Hart (R) vs Altmire (D-i)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2008, Active, General, House, Jason Altmire, Melissa Hart, Pollster, Politics News

PA-04: Hart vs Altmire

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2006 Pennsylvania CD-04 General Election:
Hart (R-i) vs Altmire (D)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2006, Active, General, House, Jason Altmire, Melissa Hart, Pollster, Politics News

PA-04: Hart vs Altmire

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