Charlie Dent No Longer Listed as "Vulnerable"
Four-term Republican U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent looks likely to keep his 15th District seat come Nov. 6.
Incumbent Republican Congressman Charlie Dent is no longer listed as vulnerable by PoliticsPa in his re-election race against Democrat Rick Daugherty.
The statewide politics website this week shifted Dent's rating from what had been "minimally vulnerable."
Dent, who is running for his fifth term, saw the 15th legislative district he serves change under a new political map.
For the last 10 years, the district consisted of all of Northampton County, most of Lehigh County and small parts of Berks and Montgomery Counties. Under a new map, the district extends across five counties from Northampton County to Dauphin County. In a controversial move, the map splits up the Lehigh Valley, putting Easton and part of the Bethlehem Area School District in the 17th congressional district.
Redistricting initially looked like it would make Dent vulnerable to defeat but political experts now say it looks like the incumbent is safe.
For more on the race, check our Patch's coverage of these Dent-Daugherty debates:
H. R. Paul
10:22 am on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
He was safe before. Charlie rocks!!!
Frightwingslayer
11:59 am on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
This is a joke..They fattened up all their districts, both D's and R's, and then call them safe before the election..Duh..They were safe as soon as the politicians in Harrisburg drew the plans up...This is why we have divided government and no moderates..It's f****** up the entire country..
Carl W
12:47 am on Thursday, October 25, 2012
C'mon, Charlie knows how to buy, cheat, and steal every election.
Another 6 yrs. of sending our jobs to Communist China, Vietnam, & south of our southern border.
Jill
7:17 am on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Carl, if what you say is true, maybe he took lessons on cheating and buying elections from Obama and his Chicago thugs!
Vickie
8:50 am on Thursday, October 25, 2012
True story.
Dent's first election, I'm standing in a VERY long at the Lower Mac library with my family, waiting to vote. Mr. Dent is about 5 feet away from me, talking to a portly man in a suit, who after looking at the line of people, says to Mr. Dent, very loudly - " You can really tell the HAVES from the HAVE NOTS."
I was so disgusted, I had to turn away so I wouldn't punch the portly man in the face. Dent had seen the look on my face and had the good sense to keep his mouth shut.
That event has permanently soured me on ever voting for Mr. Dent and his Republican cronies.
Maggie
12:57 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Really? You blame Mr. Dent for something some idiot said? That's fair.
Jill
12:57 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
I would be upset if Dent said it, but why hold him accountable for what someone else says. Why do people always refer to republican cronies? Can we at least agree that BOTH sides have their cronies and both sides have people who don't represent their party well? Are you equally offended when our president belittles the office he holds when he calls Romney a "bullshitter"? That is an actual quote!
Maggie
12:58 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
THANK you Jill. Cheers!
Vickie
2:51 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Mr. Dent was there with Mr. Portly, and didn't disagree or rebuff Mr. Portly's statement, so yes, I do hold him responsible.
I'll stand by my Republican ill will, but I'll add that I don't like or trust most politicians, including President Obama. You'd think with a country as great as the USA, we could find better people to run it.
Jill
5:51 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2012
I don't know any politician who is going to engage in a debate in a line to the polls. I am sorry to say that you sound foolish. It also sounds as if you have a slight chip on your shoulder.