Leo, great to see you chiming in!

Glad to see you signed up! +1 J_Cooley!

That's right...same district. Good thinking westernpagal.

You are probably right about the Mon Valley. Pretty sure DeWeese's district is something like 4-1 Dem in registration.

Well said Guest.

Comparing to Scott Brown's win in Massachusetts, of 4.1 million registered MA voters, 51.2% are Independents, 37.1% are Democrats, and 11.4% are Republicans:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-01-1...

I believe Bush carried Cambria county (Johnstown's county) in 2004 (or was it 2000)?

Stress level aside, Wozniak's not up until 2012. He would risk nothing if he were the Dem nominee in a special election.

If he loses he goes back to Harrisburg and continues as a State Senator. If he wins, he could potentially be a Congressman for many years to come (assuming the seat is not redistricted out or made more Republican)

How competitive is this seat? We will see in the coming months...

Actually I disagree:

Senator Wozniak http://www.senator-wozniak.com

If I were a betting man, he will be the Dem. nominee

Reminder to all:

De mortuis nil nisi bonum