It's interesting to note that AG Kane found a well-qualified, well-respected
former federal prosecutor to handle this investigation for a modest (in terms of what attorneys are paid) $74 an hour. As Governor, Corbett has his own in-house legal staff, who are evidently such incompetents, that Corbett is always going to private law firms to represent the state in Corbett's various lawsuits as governor. For example, back when Corbett was defending Pa's same sex marriage ban, instead of turning to one of his staff cronies/toadies, he hired multiple attorneys- paying lead counsel $400 an hour, and associates (plural) $325 an hour. Happily, Corbett's crack, highly paid legal team failed, and Pennsylvania's ban on gay marriage was recently overturned.

So the gov paid all of this money to support the same-sex ban, lost on appeal, then finally acknowledged that the Commonwealth's ban was unconstitutional (and a waste of money, which Kane recognized). Now the right-wing are mad because he didn't continue the appeal. This guy is completely clueless. If the polls hold up then this is going to be a historic loss.

Don't celebrate too much. The Repubs will probably hold the legislature because of some nifty gerrymandering. To make this state Blue the Dems are going to have to gain and keep the legislature during redistricting in 2020.

Following the 2012 elections, the Senate consists of 27 Republicans and 23 Democrats;

If we Dems could pick up just THREE seats, we'd have a 26 - 24 majority, and there is some hope around the state that we could do that. As the Brits would say, still early innings - fingers crossed!

http://ballotpedia.org/Pennsylvania_State_Senate_elections,_2014

The Pennsylvania State Senate is one of 20 state legislative chambers noted by Ballotpedia staff as being a battleground chamber. With vacant seats counting towards the party that previously held the seat, the Pennsylvania Senate has a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of four seats, which amounts to 16 percent of the seats up for election in 2014. In 2012, when the 25 odd-numbered districts were up for election, a total of three districts were competitive, with a margin of victory of 5 percent or less.

Although Pennsylvania has long been considered a two-party state, some media outlets believe that 2014 could see the state start down the path towards one-party domination. While the Tea Party wave of support helped Republicans claim the governor's mansion and a majority in the house in 2010, 2012 saw the Democrats win their sixth straight presidential election dating back to 1988, the three statewide "row offices" (attorney general, auditor general and treasurer) for the first time ever and a decisive victory for U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. Republicans control the senate by a meager three votes, making this a chamber with a high probability to flip control to the Democrats. A potential lose of the governorship and the senate would reduce Republicans to minority status within Pennsylvania politics.[1]

Those Republicans sure are fiscal conservatives. Also note, the loss by the very expensive attorneys was in a case where big government was intruding into private persons lives.

I love the smell of irony in the morning.