Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: ' PA-17: Is Rep. Tim Holden actually shaping up to be an underdog in the Democratic primary? I don't know if I'd go that far, but Roll Call's Shira Toeplitz makes a good case for it in an excellent local color piece on the race, pointing out that the large majority of constituents in the new 17th are new to him and his opponent, Matt Cartwright, is a familiar face on local Scranton airwaves. The actions of the Campaign for Primary Accountability may bolster the case that Cartwright's on top, though: The an ostensibly bipartisan anti-incumbent PAC just announced that, while they're giving up on their efforts in the Pittsburgh-area PA-18 (against GOP Rep. Tim Murphy), they're going all in on their attempt to unseat Holden, suggesting they sense the possibility to claim another scalp. After previously spending $130K on TV advertising, they're now throwing in another $60K.
In addition, two left-leaning groups are getting in on the anti-Holden action. MoveOn announced its support for Cartwright (who's been trying hard to get to Holden's left, as seen in his recent repositioning efforts on the Affordable Care Act) on Tuesday, and the League of Conservation Voters is spending $230K on anti-Holden advertising. The LCV's ad can be seen here or below, and it prominently features an old familiar face whom we haven't seen trotted out in an ad in a while'except, interestingly, in this race: George W. Bush. (CPA's ad also made use of Dubya.)
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