Politics & Government
Toomey Run for Gov Story is April Fools' Joke
The story was one of many April Fools' jokes posted by a politics website.
In an apparent April Fools' joke, PoliticsPa reported that U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey told a group of conservative activists Saturday that he is considering a primary challenge to fellow Republican Gov. Tom Corbett.
They used apparently old video, saying it was from this past weekend.
Toomey's office said the PoliticsPa post is an April Fools' joke and that the video posted there is actually several years old. Toomey tweeted: "To paraphrase LBJ, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for governor…" and linked to the post.
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It was one of a number of April Fools' jokes posted on PoliticsPA on Monday.
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