• Barack Obama is coming to Pennsylvania to headline his first fundraiser for trailing-in-the-polls Joe Sestak. Last month, Sestak made headlines for saying he’d prefer Michelle to Barack on the campaign trail.
  • Pat Toomey’s campaign continues to cry foul over Sestak’s changing story on a controversial $350,000 earmark that would have benefited a for-profit company, in violation of House ethics rules. Stay tuned for more coverage this afternoon.
  • In the governor’s race, Democrat Dan Onorato distinguishes between a “pledge” and a “promise” on no-tax commitments. See Battle 10’s in-depth report on the ongoing “tax wars” earlier today.
  • Paul Kanjorski, an embattled long-term incumbent Democrat in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, is calling for the repeal of the 2001 and ‘03 tax cuts on the highest earners, promising that revenue will be applied to the deficit.
  • Harrisburg-based Commonwealth Foundation weighs in on Dan Onorato’s stance on energy taxes, demystifying his rhetoric.