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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Few Pols at the Palm
Larry Farnese accepts the congratulations of supporters moments after hearing of his victory last night over union leader John Dougherty.
Lunching at the Palm Restaurant, in the Bellevue Hotel, is a traditional post-Election Day activity for local politicians. But the scene was pretty quiet over there today. No walk of shame for John Dougherty, no victory lap by Mayor Nutter.

There was a victory celebration for Larry Farnese, who upset Dougherty and Anne Dicker to win the primary election for the state's first senatorial district. Councilman Frank DiCicco, Christian DiCicco and Councilman Jim Kenney were among the well-wishers.

Farnese said he always thought he had a shot, because polls showed him just a few points behind Dougherty. He said in the final days a lot of voters "realized that the the only chance to beat John Dougherty was to get behind my campaign."

Dicker called him last night, Farnese said. But he hasn't heard from Dougherty.

How about those reports that supporters at his victory party chanted "Doc is dead, Doc is dead."

Farnese said "I didn't hear any of that. I was running around."
Posted by Catherine Lucey @ 2:50 PM  Permalink | 1 comment
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Posted 01:32 PM, 04/24/2008
S.J.
Another overpriced snob house.
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About Chris Brennan and Catherine Lucey
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Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999. He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.

Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002. Since then she has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. For the past two years, she covered the 2007 mayoral election. Now that the battle is over, she has moved down to the City Hall bureau where she will report on the Nutter administration.
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