Hiding kerry support

Robert Novak:

As the furor widened over Sen. John Kerry's insulting remarks about U.S. troops in Iraq, his website pulled down a listing of $4.2 million worth of contributions he had sent this year to 36 candidates for Congress.

Kerry, eyeing another presidential candidacy in 2008, has traveled the country raising funds for key contests in Tuesday's midterm elections. The now deleted information on the Kerry website displayed the photos of his beneficiaries: 18 Senate candidates receiving $3.2 million and 18 House candidates getting $1 million.

The largest Kerry contribution was $586,000 to Pennsylvania State Treasurer Bob Casey, who is running well ahead of Republican Sen. Rick Santorum. Information on the donation to Casey, found on the website, is being used by Republicans in the final days of the campaign.

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Casey's lead of Santorum is evidence that issues and competence do not matter much in the Pennsylvania Senate race. By any measure Santorum is a better senator than Casey could hope to be. In the past Santorum has been over to overcome the inherent Democrat advantage in Pennsylvania, but this year looks more difficult than ever. In every debate and political form Santorum has shown a better command of the issues with clear rational answers. Casey on the other hand botches interviews with Democrat friendly reporters. For some reasons polls show that is what Pennsylvania wants. You would think they would be smarter than that.

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