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All Politics Is Local...Except When It Isn’t
SOURCE: www.nationalatlas.gov
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All Politics Is Local...Except When It Isn’t
The 3rd District of Pennsylvania The Candidates The Campaign The Results
SOURCE: www.nationalatlas.gov
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The 3rd District of Pennsylvania
Race/Ethnicity 93.8% White 3.6% Black 1.6% Hispanic 0.6% Asian
Occupation 52.3% White Collar
31.4% Blue Collar
Median Income $52.4k in district $47.9k in state
Partisanship 41.8% Republican
47.8% Democrats
‘04 Presidential Vote
Bush, +7%
SOURCE: www.nationalatlas.gov
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The Candidates: Incumbent Phil English
SOURCE: english.house.gov
Occupation
Accountant
Political Experience
Controller, Erie City, 1985-89
Republican Nominee, State Treasurer, 1988
First Elected
1995
Committees
Ways and Means
Table 1. Congressional Vote Scores for Phil English, 1995-08
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The Candidates: Challenger Kathy Dahlkemper
Occupation • Small Business Owner
Political Experience
•None
SOURCE: dahlkemper.house.gov
Table 2. Campaign Finance Data for Pennsylvania’s 3rd District, 2002-08
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The Campaign: The Polls
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The Campaign: “PMI”
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The Campaign: “Early Intervention”
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The Campaign: “Phil English Supports Seniors Healthcare”
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The Campaign: “What has Phil English done for Western PA?”
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The Campaign: “I-80”
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The Campaign: “Tax Return”
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The Campaign: “What is Kathy Dahlkemper hiding?”
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The Campaign: “Dahlkemper Energy Plan”
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The Campaign: “I Love Erie”
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The Campaign: “King of Perks”
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The Campaign: “Kathy Dahlkemper: The Change We Need”
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The Campaign: “The Latest Chapter in a Sad Washington Story”
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The Campaign: “Special Interests”
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The Campaign: “Our Problems Must Look Pretty Small”
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The Campaign: “Special Interest Trips”
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The Campaign: “Protecting Social Security”
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The Campaign: “Kathy Dahlkemper has Wacky Ideas”
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The Campaign: “Kathy Dahlkemper Wants to Raise Taxes on Pennsylvanians”
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The Campaign: “Kathy Dahlkemper Wants Job-Killing Tax Hikes”
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The Results
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Table 3. Spending by Parties, Interest Groups and Candidates in Pennsylvania’s 3rd District, 2008
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Table 4. Percentage of the Vote for the Democratic Presidential Nominee by County in Pennsylvania’s 3rd District, 2004 and
2008