Election 2008: What’s At Stake?

Yes, if that mayor is Lou Barletta.

Barletta, the Republican mayor of Hazleton, Pa., has built a reputation as an anti-immigration hardliner, and now he is running against Democrat Paul Kanjorski in Pennsylvania’s 11th District. This should be a good year for Democrats, but Kanjorski may have a fight on his hands.

Check out my News21 multimedia project, “The Mayor Who Cried ‘Whoa’” for more about Lou Barletta and immigration in Northeast Pennsylvania. (Don’t miss the Vuvox panorama of Wyoming Street, a virtual walk-though of Hazleton’s Latino district.)