Political campaigns Chris Carney

1 political campaigns

1.1 2006
1.2 2008
1.3 2010

political campaigns
2006

when carney entered race 10th, considered underdog against republican incumbent don sherwood. 10th had been in republican hands since 1961. four-term incumbent had barely defeated democrat patrick casey in bid succeed popular 36-year incumbent joe mcdade in 1998, , narrowly defeated casey in 2000 rematch. in hopes of protecting sherwood, republican-controlled state legislature made 10th more rural , republican after 2000 census, , democrats hadn t put candidate in last 2 elections.

however, revelations of sherwood s five-year-long extramarital affair woman more 30 years junior, along allegations of abuse, severely hampered sherwood s reelection chances in 10th, has strong social conservative tint. carney garnered endorsement of 30 labor unions. in election, carney defeated sherwood, 53% 47%.

during campaign, carney raised money wide-variety of supporters including sen. barack obama, sen joe biden, rep. jay inslee, rep. jack murtha, , richard perle, former chairman of defense policy board advisory committee douglas feith, former under secretary of defense policy, congratulated carney on election night.

2008

carney 1 of few incumbent democrats rated vulnerable in election cycle, because freshman running in republican district (its cook partisan voting index r+8). national republican congressional committee advertised hackett, while service employees international union , democratic congressional campaign committee—which among organizations identifying carney vulnerable—advertised on behalf, placing special emphasis on vote increase in federal minimum wage $7.25 2009, measure passed both houses of congress , signed law bush on may 24, 2007.

since summer of 2007, nonpartisan cook political report , number of other political analysts listed carney s district leaning democratic in 2008, , according fec carney has raised on $500,000 towards re-election in first 6 months of 2007. public opinion polls conducted in january 2008 indicated lead on hackett (then candidate in gop primary), significant double-digit margins , majority of registered republicans, 53 percent, approve of carney s job performance. candidates differed on social security. carney opposed bush s plan privatization, while hackett supported it.

in april 22 pennsylvania primaries, enormous democratic voter turnout, due presidential race, led carney earn on 70,000 votes in congressional primary, despite running unopposed—more combined vote in republican primary.

chris carney superdelegate 2008 democratic national convention. vowed wait , see how district votes , hinting issue endorsement after april 22 pennsylvania primary candidate wins landslide —if huge victory either occurs—in overwhelmingly conservative district in registered democrats few compared republicans. northeastern pennsylvania congressman, paul kanjorski, had long endorsed , actively campaigned clinton, alongside number of other democratic politicians in state, including governor ed rendell, while u.s. senator bob casey, jr. obama s significant supporter. carney endorsed clinton on may 9 after carried district in democratic primary whopping 70%-30% margin.

on november 4, 2008, carney defeated chris hackett 56% 44%.

2010

carney challenged republican nominee tom marino. in 2010 election, marino defeated carney, 55-45%.