October 12, 2008 - 10:15pm
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In Scranton, Bill Clinton throws Kanjorski a bone

By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com Reporter

Campaigning for Barack Obama in Scranton Sunday, former President Bill Clinton made time for a couple words on behalf of U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Nanticoke).

"Folks, Paul Kanjorski's got a tough race," Clinton said, according to a transcript of his remarks. "He's got a tough race because some people in his district believe that illegal immigration is a bigger cause of their economic problems than President Bush's economic policies. I got news for them and I've got news for you - you need to help him get re-elected."

Kanjorski, considered to be one of the most vulnerable Democrats in Congress, is being challenged by Republican Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta in the 11th Congressional District.

DAN HIRSCHHORN is a PolitickerPA.com Reporter and can be reached via email at danh@politickerpa.com.
Related topics: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Paul Kanjorski, Lou Barletta, PA-11
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