And if he loses this one to a random millionaire he'd go on to win the Governorship? I doubt that. And I doubt he'll run for Governor if he's reelected Senator as he probably will be. But even if he does and even if he wins it won't have anything to do with this Senate primary, this isn't Specter-Toomey, it was between several nobodies for the right to go on to probably lose to Casey, it is not gonna have long term political ramifications for Corbett, no matter how pissed off you may be about it today 2 and half years before the next gubernatorial election.
I am not pissed at all. I voted Rorher at the last minute, but was going for Smith as late as this morning. A FReeper talked me out of it.
I do think Casey is going for the Gov seat because unlike all the other incumbent Govs in PA, Corbett is a weak loser. He is getting nothing done, promises are going unfulfilled and he is a general nub with no public appeal. If Casey wins reelect, he will be unstoppable with his fresh victory. If he loses, he has nothing to lose anyway. Why not go after a weak incumbent Gov. Forcing the grandees in the GOP to back a loser for Senate isn’t going to help Corbett fend off Casey. It weakened him tonight. You and I might forget about it, but Harrisburg pols who went out on a limb for Welch will not.