Democratic priority list: No top billing for Brad Ashford-Lee Terry card

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4. Look at Erin McClelland, candidate in PA Congressional District 12.

It's highly gerrymandered - stretches across 6 counties looking like a dragon in a Chinese new year's parade. But last election, the Dem candidate came within 3 points of defeating the Republican. Next November, we'll get a good Dem turnout to defeat GOP governor Corbett, who currently has the lowest approval rating of any Governor in the state's history.

Unfortunately, McClelland's having to spend money on the primary because an EIGHTY YEAR OLD man who was on Congressman Murtha's staff evidently overdosed on his Viagra and decided to run. And this was AFTER McClelland had declared her intentions to run. This elderly guy is so bloated and out of shape his eyes are in a perpetual squint. Between his abysmal physical shape and his advanced age, he's clearly not in shape to handle the demands of the job. An 80+ year old, retired Dem. doctor I work on campaigns with commented that if we elected this old fart, we'd have to have another special election when he died in office. The cherry on top and a sign of his inability to follow/understand ethical rules/guidelines? In 2009, he caused a scandal by spending over $2,000 of Murtha's campaign funds to purchase a high power rifle for his personal use at an NRA event.