Planned Parenthood Raises Stakes in PA Special Election, Loses Badly

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6:37 PM, Apr 25, 2012 • By JOHN MCCORMACK

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Last week Politico reported that Planned Parenthood was spending big money in a Pennsylvania state house special election. "Most state legislative races and ad campaigns don’t necessarily have any larger resonance, but Democrats have been working to make the ultrasound bill the kind of liability for Republicans in Pennsylvania that a related proposal became for Republicans in Virginia," Politico's Alexander Burns reported. The Republican ended up winning the special election by 18 points.