Talk:Charlie Dent

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[edit] Paragraph removed by User:143.231.249.141

Just noting that User:143.231.249.141 (the United States House of Representatives proxy IP address) recently removed the following paragraph:

Dent is a pro-choice and pro-gay rights Republican. He is a member of The Republican Main Street Partnership (a group that strongly supports stem cell research.) He is also a member of Republicans For Environmental Protection, The Republican Majority For Choice and Republicans For Choice. He also is co-sponsor of legislation to provide the District of Columbia with voting representation.(HR 2043).

If possible, someone should examine this paragraph's accuracy, and whether it should have been removed. — TheKMantalk 05:25, 3 March 2006 (UTC)


Well I can't find his name on the RMFC webpage list of members[1]. Republicans for Choice does not have a list of members. I do know that Charlie is pro-choice, but that doesn't mean he is required to join any outside groups. He was endorsed by RMFC and received a donation from the group [2] in 2004 but if they don't list him as a member then I guess he isn't. He is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership. [3] I can neither confirm nor deny that he is pro-or anti-gay rights, pro-gay marriage or any thing else in that realm. The 'Federal Marriage Amendment' was voted on before he came to the House. A bill was introduced in 2005, but has not been brought to the floor so Charlie has not had to take up the issue.

One note: there is a current issue in PA where the Republican Majority for Choice came out and invited pro-choice candidates to run against Senator Santorum. Their current campaign implies that pro-choice politicians are 'Real Republicans'. Now I don't want to get into a debate on this page. However, I will say that the organization stoked up some emotions here in PA with the Pro-life folks and Reps. who are not already members of RMFC might not want to identify themself as such right now.

While (as always) I would prefer that folks coming in and deleting stuff wholesale would at least offer some explanations, I can't find fault with the actual deletion. There is no evidence that Charlie is currently a member of the Republican Majority for Choice, Republicans for Choice.Montco 03:53, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Section on 2008 elections

I notice my section on the 2008 elections has once again been removed from this article.

I'd like to know why this has been removed again. Although I do feel it's a valid point that Dent won re-election by ten points in a year that was bad for Republicans, I also feel that it's equally valid to note that his challenger was under funded and relatively unknown. Furthermore, it is also just as valid to note that the Democratic Party seems to feel that Dent's seat is vulnerable, and that it is likely he'll be a target in 2008.

My section was actually based on a newspaper article from The Morning Call that discussed Dent's perceived vulnerability among the Democrats. If someone feels that this perception is incorrect, I feel that the proper thing to do would be to make note of why that's the case in the Wikipedia article. Simply removing all mention of Dent's alleged vulnerability from the article will NOT make it go away, especially as it's something that the local press in his district has reported on.

Any thoughts on this? --WayneNight 20:39, 2 December 2006 (UTC)


Don't take any offense, but I think you tended to belabor your point on the 2008 race. The section for that was nearly bigger than for 2004 and 2006 combined. If I had to make a suggestion, I would say that its probably sufficient to say that the "narrower than expected margin of victory has encouraged Democrats to target the seat in 2008. One candidate, William Roth, has already emerged and Lisa Boscola, a popular senator, is considering a run." That's all you need. Who cares about Roth's positions in a Charlie Dent article? Nor would most even care about his press spokesman's response. If they want direct quote, they can open the link and read the article. For all that stuff, go ahead and build a 15th District 2008 article. Montco 21:04, 2 December 2006 (UTC)


Thank you. Your suggestion is appreciated. I've added a much smaller segment on the 2008 race. I'm hoping this one won't be deleted. --WayneNight 01:09, 4 December 2006 (UTC)


If it does. I'll revert it. What you have out there looks fine. Thanks for your willingness to change it a bit. Montco 03:52, 4 December 2006 (UTC)