GOP ad targets Mark Critz: "We know who you are"

Spoofing the Pennsylvania ads that have been bombarding the airwaves with a creepy Orwellian message, the GOP are now running an ad targeting Mark Critz. Critz is the handpicked Murtha associate running for the 12th Congressional district's special election. Recent polling showed Pelosi and Obama quite unpopular in the district. This ad ties Critz as a Washington insider in a clever parody of the ad Pennsylvanians clearly associate with big government.  Hats off to the GOP for a clever and highly-effective ad coming just days before this special election:

A Patriot for Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District: Tim Burns

Stacy McCain who attended the PA-12 candidates debate believes Republican Tim Burns has momentum. Maybe the donning of the famous fedora of a certain blogger had something to do with that. Well, that or the fact Burns received huge endorsements from Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich.  He made an appearance on Hannity just before the debate.  Meanwhile, his opponent, Democrat Mark Critz, took the blame for a DCCC ad falsely representing Burns' position on the fair tax.   From the American Spectator:

Burns’ staffers were in a celebratory mood after a candidate forum last night at Westmont Hilltop High School, where Democrat Mark Critz — a former Murtha staffer — apologized for a misleading TV ad run by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. FactCheck.org labeled that ad false last week, saying, “For Democrats, misrepresenting an opponent’s anti-tax position as an anti-jobs position is getting to be a bad habit.” . . .  

Tim Burns' election could be the turning point for Pennsylvania and build the momentum for taking back the House in the fall.

PA12 Tim Burns Interviewed on Hannity

Only three weeks to go before the crucial election to fill John Murtha's seat in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional district.  Those who wish to help this great candidate can volunteer via his website.   I have been informed the campaign is in need of volunteers to make phone calls from home.  With so little time to go before this election, it's time for all hands on deck to ensure a win on May 18th.

Burns made an appearance on Hannity last night and delivered a fine performance.  Those who recall the polling information I posted Sunday will be able to detect a few key points made by Burns in the interview.  It's the businessman vs the bureaucrat and the Democrat Mark Critz is on the wrong end of that equation.  Tucker Carlson, who was filling in for Hannity, ended the interview by calling Burns the "canary in the coal mine."  Carlson concluded, "this race will tell us a lot about how the midterms will go."  Carlson is correct, this is a must-win election.  Sarah Palin agrees, in her endorsement of Burns she writes:

It’s been said many times this year that America is at a crossroads, and the decision we make in November will decide the course of our children’s future. The choice in Pennsylvania’s 12th district couldn’t be more obvious. Let’s send the job-creator to Washington to get this economy moving again.

Personally, I have seen enough of the crossroads and I am just about at the end of my yellow brick road.  It's time to get the heck out of Oz.

Polling in PA 12 Special Election "Dead Heat" - UPDATED

UPDATE: Tim Burns'  campaign could use volunteers to help get out the message to the undecided voters that will help win this election. Money, of course, helps too. This is an important election and one that will hurt to lose especially in light of the following poll results.  Get involved and help win this one for the good guys.  Please consider volunteering to make calls from home.  You don't have to be in the district to help.  

American Action Network  conducted a poll in the special election to fill the seat vacant since the death of John Murtha in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional district.  The election will be held when Pennsylvanians' go to the polls on May 18th to vote for their primary candidates.  The poll shows the two candidates, Republican Tim Burns and Democrat Mark Critz in a statistical dead heat.  Burns captures 39% of the 300 likely voters responding to the poll while Critz leads by a single point.  The poll has a 5.6% margin of error.  Democratic voters outnumber Republicans by a margin of 2 to 1 but the area voted against Democrats in the last presidential election.  The percentage of undecided voters at the time of the poll was a sizable 21%.

The special election is being closely watched in Washington.  If the news from this poll is an indicator, a win by the Democrat would be very far from a nod of support for the Obama administration or this Democratic Congress.  Obama's disapproval in this poll was a staggering 68% with 53% of Democrats disapproving.  Nancy Pelosi is even more unpopular with 76% disapproval.  Support for the health care legislation is dismal news for Democrats, 11% strongly approve with just 21% expressing they somewhat approve of the law.    There is nothing but bad news for Democrats as far as the eye can see in the poll:

The majority of voters (52%) would prefer a Republican congressman who will be a check and balance to Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress over a Democratic congressman who will help Obama and the Democrats pass their agenda (40%). Nine in ten Republicans (90%), six in ten Independents (60%) and even a third of Democrats (32%) prefer a Republican congressman. Three in four voters (75%) agree that if Washington isn’t going to listen to people like them, they will send a message on Election Day by voting against the people in power in Washington. Agreement with this sentiment transcends party lines as the majority of Republicans (96%), Democrats (64%) and Independents (80%) agrees that they will send a message to Washington with their vote. Similarly, 71% of voters agree that if the policies and changes being forced on them from Washington are not stopped, their children and grandchildren will not enjoy the same freedoms and opportunities that previous generations of Americans have enjoyed.

Hotline on Call notes the GOP plans on running ads highlighting the Democratic candidates' connections with Pelosi and Obama. It's probably a safe bet Obama won't be making a campaign stop in Pennsylvania for this election. What a shame.