Pennsylvania 2014 Discussion Thread

[Keystone Phil]

Wolf - 36%
Schwartz (next closest) - 9%

Jack Wagner has not been mentioned in polling yet.

http://www.politicspa.com/fm-poll-wolf-36-schwartz-9/55506/

Just about to post this.  It is the ads.  They are good and he is running a lot of them.  Wagner was not in the mix, however.

Everything I said.

[J. J.]

Paterno, with a 1 point lead in Lt. Gov. race: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/jay_paterno_tops_2014_lt_gov_d.html#incart_river_default

48% undecided.

[Zioneer]

Paterno, with a 1 point lead in Lt. Gov. race: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/jay_paterno_tops_2014_lt_gov_d.html#incart_river_default

48% undecided.

Seriously? I don't get how the Paternos still have such a following.

[henster]

Corbett is polling worse than Santorum was in 2006 he's not even breaking 40% in any of these polls I think a challenger like Wolf who gets a lot of crossover appeal could break 60%.

[Meeker]

Is anyone on the air but Wolf? And are any of the non-Allyson Schwartz/Tom Wolf candidates self-funders?

[Vega]

Is anyone on the air but Wolf? And are any of the non-Allyson Schwartz/Tom Wolf candidates self-funders?

Katie McGinty aired her first ad on T.V a few days back. I think the others are all probably self funded; but especially Hanger, McGinty and Litz.

[J. J.]

Paterno, with a 1 point lead in Lt. Gov. race: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/jay_paterno_tops_2014_lt_gov_d.html#incart_river_default

48% undecided.

Seriously? I don't get how the Paternos still have such a following.

1% of the adults in PA went to Penn State.  The Paterno name is extremely well known.  Critz (sp.) is one point behind him, so it necessarily a massively strong showing.

[Vega]

Paterno, with a 1 point lead in Lt. Gov. race: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/jay_paterno_tops_2014_lt_gov_d.html#incart_river_default

48% undecided.

Seriously? I don't get how the Paternos still have such a following.

1% of the adults in PA went to Penn State.  The Paterno name is extremely well known.  Critz (sp.) is one point behind him, so it necessarily a massively strong showing.

Including myself.

Personally, he's never done anything in his entire political career... so...

The probability that I will be voting for him is slim.

[J. J.]

Paterno, with a 1 point lead in Lt. Gov. race: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/jay_paterno_tops_2014_lt_gov_d.html#incart_river_default

48% undecided.

Seriously? I don't get how the Paternos still have such a following.

1% of the adults in PA went to Penn State.  The Paterno name is extremely well known.  Critz (sp.) is one point behind him, so it necessarily a massively strong showing.

Including myself.

Personally, he's never done anything in his entire political career... so...

The probability that I will be voting for him is slim.

I can't vote in the D primary, but Paterno on the ticket would make me more likely to vote for Corbett.

[Vega]

Paterno, with a 1 point lead in Lt. Gov. race: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/jay_paterno_tops_2014_lt_gov_d.html#incart_river_default

48% undecided.

Seriously? I don't get how the Paternos still have such a following.

1% of the adults in PA went to Penn State.  The Paterno name is extremely well known.  Critz (sp.) is one point behind him, so it necessarily a massively strong showing.

Including myself.

Personally, he's never done anything in his entire political career... so...

The probability that I will be voting for him is slim.

I can't vote in the D primary, but Paterno on the ticket would make me more likely to vote for Corbett.

No dice; I don't care who they put on the ticket, I can't vote Corbett.

[Vega]

http://pcntv.com/2014/02/28/february-28-democratic-governors-candidates-forum/

Democratic Governor Primary Debate.

[J. J.]

Paterno, with a 1 point lead in Lt. Gov. race: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/jay_paterno_tops_2014_lt_gov_d.html#incart_river_default

48% undecided.

Seriously? I don't get how the Paternos still have such a following.

1% of the adults in PA went to Penn State.  The Paterno name is extremely well known.  Critz (sp.) is one point behind him, so it necessarily a massively strong showing.

Including myself.

Personally, he's never done anything in his entire political career... so...

The probability that I will be voting for him is slim.

I can't vote in the D primary, but Paterno on the ticket would make me more likely to vote for Corbett.

No dice; I don't care who they put on the ticket, I can't vote Corbett.

The problem is, while I am not a big Corbett fan, the Democrats could do worse, and usually do.

[Morning in Atlas]

Former Harrisburg mayor Linda Thompson running in PA-4.

lol

[Vega]

Former Harrisburg mayor Linda Thompson running in PA-4.

lol

Yeah, here is to hoping she won't make it out of the primary.

If she does, no way we are unseating Perry....

[Keystone Phil]

Former Harrisburg mayor Linda Thompson running in PA-4.

lol

Yeah, here is to hoping she won't make it out of the primary.

If she does, no way we are unseating Perry....

Well, that isn't happening anyway. This would just be added laughs.

By the way, the Mayor of York has endorsed her good friend Tom Wolf.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Sawx, do you know if Gray's made an endorsement?

[Vega]

Not surprising about the endorsement of Wolf; though I did not expect it so early.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

Corbett is forestalling cuts to the state's food stamp program.

[Vega]

Corbett is forestalling cuts to the state's food stamp program.

Can he be any less obvious?

[Peter the Lefty]

Torn between Wolf and Hanger (and this will be my first vote).  I want to vote Hanger, but Wolfe is the only one of the viable candidates I can stomach.

[Miles]

CD13: Bill Clinton to stump for Margolies next month.

[Keystone Phil]

Deadline day was Tuesday. Seven Dems filed: Wolf, Wagner, McCord, Schwartz, McGinty and Hanger. Bob Guzzardi filed on the GOP side. Everything we expected. 

For Lt. Governor: Mark Smith, Brandon Neuman, Mike Stack, Jay Paterno, Brad Koplinski and Mark Critz.

CD13: Bill Clinton to stump for Margolies next month.

We do have a PA 13 thread, you know...

[J. J.]

Deadline day was Tuesday. Seven Dems filed: Wolf, Wagner, McCord, Schwartz, McGinty and Hanger. Bob Guzzardi filed on the GOP side. Everything we expected. 

For Lt. Governor: Mark Smith, Brandon Neuman, Mike Stack, Jay Paterno, Brad Koplinski and Mark Critz.

CD13: Bill Clinton to stump for Margolies next month.

We do have a PA 13 thread, you know...

Hanger just pulled out:  http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/03/john_hanger_withdraws_from_cam.html#incart_river_default

[J. J.]

Next question is, how many signatures did Guzzardi get on his nominating petition?  Will Corbett challenge?  The last I heard was 2,600 (2,500, with 100 from ten different counties was needed).

[TX Conservative Dem]

That means Corbett has a good chance of winning reelection.