PA-07: Democratic candidate deletes tweets blasting progressives, praising Trump

[RandySF]

(CNN)A Democrat running for a US House seat in Pennsylvania offered praise for then-President-elect Donald Trump, called on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign and said progressives "are the least tolerant of anyone who disagrees with them" in a series of now-deleted tweets.

Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli is running to replace retiring Republican Rep. Charlie Dent in what is now Pennsylvania's 7th District. Morganelli, who is a centrist Democrat running in a crowded field of six primary candidates, is backed by United Together, a group with reported ties with the bipartisan organization No Labels, and longtime Clinton associate Lanny Davis.

The race in Pennsylvania's 7th district pits the more conservative Morganelli against a slate of more liberal candidates, illustrating the intra-party ideological fights playing out nationwide among Democrats. Heading into Tuesday's primary, progressive groups are concerned that Morganelli, someone who once floated going to work for Trump's administration, could emerge as the party's nominee.

Morganelli has long been a hardliner on immigration, breaking with his party and advocating for a crackdown on illegal immigration. Since announcing his run in January, Morganelli has emphasized his efforts on several liberal policy priorities, including gun control, equal pay for women, alleviating student loan debt and increasing access to affordable health care.



https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/11/politics/kfile-democrat-pennsylvania-deleted-tweets/index.html

[kimbutgar]

1. Mmmm sounds like a rethug in disguse trying to fool Demcratic voters

[Me.]

2. Yes But He Would Mostly Vote With Us

and we could really use that seat.

[RandySF]

3. I support Susan Wild

And progressive groups just helped nominate a guy in West Virginia who says he voted for Trump.

[romana]

12. Same

Susan Wild has my support as well.

[mercuryblues]

44. You took the words

right of my mouth.

So what if he is horrid on immigration, loves trump, and bashes Democrats. He's great on gun control...vote for him.

I have a better idea. Keep him out of contention by voting for his primary challengers.

[DeminPennswoods]

4. Morganelli's a DINO and has been for years

nt

[DFW]

5. Lanny Davis is a first class asshole

I doubt the Clintons have had him on their "must invite" list for anything for a while.

[KelleyKramer]

6. Well, if he wins the primary the DCCC will give him lots $$

This guy sounds like the perfect DCCC type candidate

[Demsrule86]

9. What you think the GOP would be better...let's hope he loses the primary.

Or there is no choice. Quit trashing the Democratic Party please...the DCCC is just fine.

[KelleyKramer]

11. I think the Dems would be better without far right conservatives

Do you think the GOP is better?

[MGKrebs]

14. This is a primary. Hopefully this guy loses. But...

if he doesn't, what do you think we should do in the general? Stay home?

[RandySF]

22. That's bullshit

The DCCC is going to help whomever wins the primary because we desperately need the district. They help conservative and progressive alike.

[KelleyKramer]

27. Well, that's how Steve Isreal always ran it

Rham Emanuel, Debbie Wasserman, Steve Isreal... that whole crowd has always been like that

That's why I started making my contributions directly to the Democratic candidate of my choice

[RandySF]

29. And I will never forget

The resources the DCCC had to spend to fight the smear campaign against Tammy Duckworth from the far left in the 2006 House primary.

[KelleyKramer]

30. And the Dems won control of the house in 2006

And then under Blue Dog direction, how did the Dems do in the house races in 2010, and 2012 and 2014 and 2016 ?

[KelleyKramer]

28. Oops auto correct.. * Rahm *

[Demsrule86]

35. The point is the DCCC must support whatever Democrat wins...as th only choice is a rethug...we need

a certain number of warm bodies to take back the house...worry about ideology when the house is not on fire

[NCTraveler]

13. Nice attack without merit.

Or thought.

[NCTraveler]

37. Do you have verification for your wild assumption yet? Nt

[Exotica]

7. United Together and No Labels helped to get the homophobic, anti-immigrant, pro-life

DINO Dan Lipinski his win in the Illinois's 3rd congressional district primary. They are bad news. They funded harsh attacks on Marie Newman, by far a much better candidate.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/bipartisan-no-labels-2018-super-pac-network-chicago-donors/

Snip

One of the super PACs, United for Progress Inc., has spent $740,334 as of Sunday to bolster Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., in his March 20 Illinois Democratic primary battle with Marie Newman in the 3rd Congressional District.

The names of the super PACS don’t link them to No Labels.

A Sun-Times investigation determined super PACS related to No Labels include: United for Progress Inc.; Citizens for a Strong America Inc.; United Together; Govern or Go Home; and Forward, Not Back.

Snip

Representatives of No Labels did not respond to calls and emails from the Sun-Times asking for comment. At one time the organization was not so mysterious about its political plans for this off-year election. In December 2016, No Labels announced it wanted to raise $50 million for super PAC giving to what it considered centrist contenders running in 2018.

Since then, No Labels has been appealing to mega donors from both parties.

Snip

Joe Lieberman is one of the leaders

[Demsrule86]

10. That is not the entire story...Lipinkski's Dad held that seat and it is over. We need Lipinski to

win at this point.

[Exotica]

19. there was zero chance another, actual non DINO, non-RW Democrat would have lost that district

The last time the district elected a Republican House member was in 1972 and it has voted for the Democratic president nominee consistently after 1988

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois%27s_3rd_congressional_district#Presidential_elections



Even before 1992 (when the boundaries where changed to make it far less Republican) it still voted for the Democratic House candidate in EVERY election starting in 1974 and since 1958 (60 years) has only had a Republic House member for TWO years (after the 1972 Nixon massive land slide)




United Together, No Labels and their ilk are rat poison for the Democratic party overall.
I will never support racist, pro-life, homophobic candidates, when there are far better actual Democratic primary candidates who actually espouse our platform. Marie Newman would have won in a cakewalk.

[RandySF]

23. I thimk what he is saying is that Lipinski had a leg up in the primary because of his dad

You're correct that it's a blue district.

[Exotica]

25. Leg up or not, the RW Dem PAC's really hurt us to get rid of the rotter Lipinski in a safe seat.

It is no where near a MO McCaskill or ND Heitkamp thing. I can fully support them and other centrists in ruby red states. Lipinski is antithetical to my core beliefs.

[Demsrule86]

34. I have no doubt you are correct, but you have to win a primary in order to compete in the General.

[Exotica]

36. That is the whole point, these centre-right groups pumped in over a million dollars in support

of the anti-immigrant, pro-life, homophobic Lipinski, with a significant amount of that output coming in the form of attacks on Marie Newman, who is far, far more in line with our Party overall.

Not only that but Newman was endorsed by many, if not most of the major players, National Organization for Women, March On, Planned Parenthood, EMILY’s List, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Illinois Council, National Women’s Political Caucus, NARAL, National Association of Social Workers, LPAC (LGBTQ), Human Rights Campaign, MoveOn.org, Democracy For America, Feminist Majority, National Nurses United, Hispanic American Labor Council, Blue America,etc etc. She also was endorsed by already serving Illinois House Democratic members, such as Luis Gutiérrez and Jan Schakowsky. She even had cross-over appeal with the further left parts of the party, so was the living embodiment of a 'unity candidate, that so many here hope we can have.

I remember seeing a post on DU claiming every single EMILY’s List-endorsed primary candidate won. Well here you go with one case that shows that was not true, one who was really good and was partially laid low by the centre right, in favour of person who stands against vital planks of our platform and core beliefs.

[Demsrule86]

38. Lipinski always wins...it is a legacy thing.

And as you pointed out with the money involved this was inevitable...hey I don't like the guy either.

[Exotica]

39. I wish the centre right would have stayed out and given her a better shot to replace him, that's all

I am saying. He was as promising a sitting duck for removal in a safe seat as I saw the whole primary season, plus, along with Collin Peterson of Minnesota, one of the worst Democrats in Congress (worst IMHO, as the parts he swings right, even far right on are choice, race, immigration and LGBTQ issues). The difference is that Peterson's district is pretty much ruby red, so we are stuck with him, as he is better than any Rethug (although 33 Republicans rank as conservative or LESS conservative than Peterson does), lol, so he is realllly out there. At least he will vote for a Democratic speaker, that's about all I can say for either.

Hopefully the Blue Wave is so big it takes away any bargaining power from these types.

[Demsrule86]

41. Lipinsky got GOP support as well...I don't think center right Dems had anything to do with it.

We can only do our best to pick good candidates...this would have been a safe win for us over Lipinski as a Nazi is running in the GOP slot. But now we need to elect Lipinski ...he is a warm body that will give us the numbers for the house.

[Blue_true]

31. Since the republican is a real Nazi, Mary Newman would have kicked his ass.

I would have preferred Newman and contributed to her. But I want the dem to win in November, big.

[Demsrule86]

32. I don't like Lipinski...but they voted for him.

NO point in worrying about it now...Lipinski is the Democrat in the General.

[JI7]

8. all the no party shit is always about pushing right wing shit

most who claim to be no party are usually right wing assholes who want to attack liberals all the time but if you bring up republicans they will respond with " i'm not a republican". yet they never criticize republicans and only attack democrats.

[Exotica]

20. I agree 100% with this, thank you for the cogent reply

[Demsrule86]

33. True that.

[RandiFan1290]

15. Sounds just like the Bernie Bashing Brigade. nt

[oberliner]

16. There are other options in the primary

[RandySF]

24. Yep, I like Susan Wild.

[oberliner]

26. She seems great

Though I confess to not really having followed this very closely.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. This new PA-7 is a different configuration from the old PA-15

Old (i.e., current PA-15 with Dent) -




New (i.e., new PA-7 to replace PA-15) -


I don't know if you are going to have the same amount of conservatives in there now with the new configuration since this is concentrating the "Lehigh Valley" area of Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, vs swinging all the way over to almost Harrisburg to capture more rural central PA folks.

[QC]

21. What's his DU handle? n/t

[Demsrule86]

42. Very amusing I am sure. He doesn't sound like DU material to me.

[alarimer]

40. "United Together" - no thanks

Anyone who praises Trump should be gone in my book.

There are other, better candidates who won't do that.

[Demsrule86]

43. He won the primary...with a little help from the GOP.

It is done...it is Lipinski or a Nazi...a real Nazi,so I would pick Lipinski if I lived in that district.