Comments on: Lentz wins! http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2006/11/08/lentz-wins/ Parenting the right way—left. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:58:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: dd http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2006/11/08/lentz-wins/#comment-1346 dd Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:32:26 +0000 http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2006/11/08/lentz-wins/#comment-1346 Tiffy-- At the very last minute, Gannon started distributing literature trying to make it look as though Rendell endorsed Tom Gannon. (Rendell had written him a nice letter to thank him for his support of a piece of legislation.) Given that Rendell's coattails were large, taking almost 70% of the vote down this way, nobody wanted there to be any ambiguity. They were running around the district with sticky notes that simply said that Ed Rendell endorses Bryan Lentz for State Rep. In the end, it all worked out. But with only a 500-ish vote margin, it was too close to leave anything to chance. Tiffy–

At the very last minute, Gannon started distributing literature trying to make it look as though Rendell endorsed Tom Gannon. (Rendell had written him a nice letter to thank him for his support of a piece of legislation.)

Given that Rendell’s coattails were large, taking almost 70% of the vote down this way, nobody wanted there to be any ambiguity. They were running around the district with sticky notes that simply said that Ed Rendell endorses Bryan Lentz for State Rep.

In the end, it all worked out. But with only a 500-ish vote margin, it was too close to leave anything to chance.

]]> By: Laura http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2006/11/08/lentz-wins/#comment-1344 Laura Mon, 13 Nov 2006 02:17:14 +0000 http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2006/11/08/lentz-wins/#comment-1344 I'm so glad he won! Yay! I’m so glad he won! Yay!

]]> By: Megan http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2006/11/08/lentz-wins/#comment-1304 Megan Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:22:09 +0000 http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2006/11/08/lentz-wins/#comment-1304 Wahoo! I'm so happy for him, for you, and for PA. Wahoo! I’m so happy for him, for you, and for PA.

]]> By: Matt http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2006/11/08/lentz-wins/#comment-1302 Matt Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:33:23 +0000 http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2006/11/08/lentz-wins/#comment-1302 Good job and a hearty thanks from the left coast PA ex-pats! Good job and a hearty thanks from the left coast PA ex-pats!

]]> By: Adam and Tiffy http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2006/11/08/lentz-wins/#comment-1299 Adam and Tiffy Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:59:43 +0000 http://daddydemocrat.com/index.php/2006/11/08/lentz-wins/#comment-1299 Woo hoo! That's some of the best news I've heard in a day of *very* good news. We got a visit from some Rendell folks late in the afternoon yesterday and their primary message was actually "Vote Lentz!" rather than Rendell himself. I had already voted by that time, but I wonder if that last minute push made the difference? Woo hoo! That’s some of the best news I’ve heard in a day of *very* good news.
We got a visit from some Rendell folks late in the afternoon yesterday and their primary message was actually “Vote Lentz!” rather than Rendell himself. I had already voted by that time, but I wonder if that last minute push made the difference?

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