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Wednesday, March 7, 2007

This is what makes primary elections fun!

From the wonderful world of Lackawanna County where holding an
endorsement meeting to show the strength of the Democratic Party
backfired so badly the endorsed candidate had to drop out. Or to Luzerne County where the surprises were a little under the radar but still very visible.

Look for the Democratic Primary winners to be Evie McNulty and Corey O'Brien.

The Luzerne County GOP is a huge mess. Thanks Lynette Villano for your strong leadership once again. Current Commissioner Steve Urban and Christine Katsock, those two names can make voters rejoice. Especially in Wilkes Barre City where Steve Urban has been so nice to have his name listed twice, once for County Commissioner and then again for City Controller. I'm sure Steve Flood can help him get the books back in order. All of this GOP infighting should pave the way for a Primary win by Dave Shipula and Bill Jones, not Bill James who has run for County Commissioner and State Rep many many times before.

The interesting thing is that Luzerne County Democratic Chairman Mark Bufalino comes out looking like a genius. His slate of candidates all filed and he managed to protect real challenges to Commissioner, Court of Common Pleas, and District Attorney. The only county row office challenge is for Sheriff which looks to go to Mike Savokinas just because the party is united and Coroner which should go to incumbent Dr. Jack Consalvo.

Luzerne County Winners:
County Commissioner - Greg Skrepenak / Maryanne Petrilla
Court of Common Pleas - Dave Lupas
District Attorney - Jackie Musto Carroll
Sheriff - Mike Savokinas
Coroner - Dr. Jack Consalvo
Treasurer - Mike Morreale
Clerk of Courts - Bob Reilly
Recorder of Deeds - James "Red" O'Brien

Only Republicans with a chance of success in November:
County Commissioner - David Shipula / Bill Jones

Some token credit should be given to the GOP for fielding a candidate in each race except Coroner.

Let us know if you see the outcomes differently or any tips that might swing a few of these races right from the start, something says we can't just have one Chris Clauss.

3 comments:

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Anonymous said...

I had the opportunity to speak with Dave Shipula at an event recently and I will say that I was pleasantly pleased with the quality of his answers and receptiveness to the issues we discussed. He won my vote, and I'm just interested in hearing more information/opinions on him; any one?

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