Critz vs. Burns for PA-12

[TeePee4Prez]

GOP pickup.

I'm just wondering if there will be a special election.

On of Murtha's sons was convicted of armed robbery in the mid-80's.

My guess would be John Wozniak, a state senator, for the D's.  Possibly a state rep, Wojnaroski

There are numerous D and R candidates

You are cocky.  And I hope the rest of your party shares that.  Hopefully for us former LT. Gov. Mark Singel runs for the seat.  He would likely beat carpetbagger extremist Bill Russell.

[TeePee4Prez]

GOP pickup.

I'm just wondering if there will be a special election.

On of Murtha's sons was convicted of armed robbery in the mid-80's.

My guess would be John Wozniak, a state senator, for the D's.  Possibly a state rep, Wojnaroski

There are numerous D and R candidates

You are cocky.  And I hope the rest of your party shares that.  Hopefully for us former LT. Gov. Mark Singel runs for the seat.  He would likely beat carpetbagger extremist Bill Russell.

What's "cocky" about it?  I've been saying that Murtha would have a problem in 2010. 

Singel has been out of the area for, oh, for nearly as long as I have.   His major financial patron died in 2001.  His old state senate district only includes a fraction of the current 12th District.

You made it sound like a GOP shoo-in.  You can't take the Obama-McCain election as a future forecaster for it is still a very Democratic district and there is a deep Dem bench.  The 2008 election was an anomaly and Hillary Clinton would have likely won that district by at least 10 points. 

[TeePee4Prez]

The Dems can't win an R+1 district in their current state... GOP pickup.

PVI is as misleading here as it is in California.

For PA-12, it's VERY misleading.  Most Dems would do better generically plus dare I say the race issue.  PA-12 is a northern extension of West Virginia in that it's very Democratic, but not in Presidential elections.  I would not be too cocky if I were the GOP and Murtha had a lot of skeletons in his closet on his own count.

[TeePee4Prez]

Barbara Hafer is running as a Democrat.

http://www.pa2010.com/2010/02/exclusive-hafer-running-to-succeed-murtha/

I'd be all for that.  A liberal Democrat to succeed Murtha with a chance to win would be nice.