Wolf has spent a crapload of money on ads and was at 40% in the Dem primary poll also taken by Q at the same time, blowing away the competition. He’s to the PA Dem race what Rauner (or whatever that RINO’s name is) is to the IL GOP race.
I laugh at Schwartz, I bet she thought she’d be the rat frontrunner.
” He’s to the PA Dem race what Rauner (or whatever that RINO’s name is) is to the IL GOP race.”
I’ve decided it’s spelled “Rinoauner”. ;d
Disturbing, I fear they will both be elected. Rinoauner, I fear, will be another George Ry(no)an.
PA has a streak as you know of the Governorship switching off every 8 years going back to the 50’s. It’s bound to get snapped eventually.
I don’t remember if I ever found out who the last PA Governor to lose reelection was. Let me check Our campaigns. Ok it looks like it last happened when they served 3 year terms under the 1838 constitution. Rat William Bigler lost reelection to WHIG James Pollcok in 1854. Under the 1874 constitution (in force through the 1966 election, GOP Governor Ray Shafer was barred from running in 1970) Governors were limited to 1 four year term so PA has had less opportunity for an incumbent to lose.
Bigler himself had beaten incumbent Whig William Freame Johnston in 1851 (2 in row went down!) and later served a partial term in the US Senate.
http://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=270