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Poll: Penn. Governor- Wolf +20 over Corbett (Original Post) Stallion Jun 2014 OP
That's good news. blue neen Jun 2014 #1
Hey Gov Fracking... Marie Marie Jun 2014 #2
I don't trust Rasmussen. red dog 1 Jun 2014 #3
The fact that Rasmussen trends Republican blue neen Jun 2014 #4
Good point. red dog 1 Jun 2014 #13
Ask, and ye shall receive (just released today): blue neen Jun 2014 #14
Good post! red dog 1 Jun 2014 #15
I think a paperweight could be Corbett davidpdx Jun 2014 #5
As Rev. Sharpton says: Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #6
uh ... no ... Cosmocat Jun 2014 #18
PPP is in the process of polling PA on the Governors race bigdarryl Jun 2014 #7
These type of polls can suppress voter turnout on the Democratic side kimbutgar Jun 2014 #8
(R)as has earned a questionable reputation. Dawson Leery Jun 2014 #9
As a PA resident I can believe it ShadowLiberal Jun 2014 #10
His exit can't come soon enough. Avalux Jun 2014 #11
Governors races may be the bright spot for Dems in 2014 WI_DEM Jun 2014 #12
Ras. polls are used to remind the corrupt local Pa. politicians that they need Corbett to continue, Sunlei Jun 2014 #16
It is done, over ... Cosmocat Jun 2014 #17
Everyone knows Corbett looked at Sandusky/Penn State and ignored the crimes. FSogol Jun 2014 #19

blue neen

(12,319 posts)
14. Ask, and ye shall receive (just released today):
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 03:41 PM
Jun 2014

"Apparently unscathed by a bruising Democratic primary battle, businessman Tom Wolf, the Democratic challenger for Pennsylvania governor, tops Gov. Tom Corbett by a commanding 53 - 33 percent and outscores the Republican incumbent on every measure in the survey, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today."

"This compares to a 52 - 33 percent Wolf lead in a February 26 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University, conducted before the primary bloodletting began in earnest."

"Pennsylvania voters disapprove 55 - 35 percent of the job Gov. Corbett is doing - his lowest net score ever - and say 58 - 33 percent that he does not deserve to be reelected. The governor gets a negative 29 - 50 percent favorability rating, compared to Wolf's 46 - 14 percent favorability, with 38 percent who don't know enough about him to form an opinion."

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/pennsylvania/release-detail?ReleaseID=2047

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
6. As Rev. Sharpton says:
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 05:39 AM
Jun 2014

"when you do unpopular things, you become unpopular". This is what he deserves for trying to make it harder for people to vote and finding other ways to screw up PA.

Cosmocat

(14,559 posts)
18. uh ... no ...
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 04:10 PM
Jun 2014

It was his forcing the firing of Joe Paterno that has done him in.

I agree he DESERVES this, but if not for his hubris in doing that when he darn well should have known what it would do to him, he would be reelected easiliy.

I live here and say for absolute certain, this state has absolute slept walked through all the bullshit had has done. Not even raised people's pulses, and I have had bouts with both my state rep and state senator about the voting bill and work a poll, and the apathy over it is stunning.

I live in the heart of republican/Penn State territory and I can't start to count the number of hard core Rs I know who are straight party voters who were/are voting for the D regardless of who it is simply because of the Paterno situation.

Sadly, the only way we get rid of this scumbag is people's vindictiveness over his firing a football coach.

 

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
7. PPP is in the process of polling PA on the Governors race
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 09:28 AM
Jun 2014

I'LL believe there poll over Ras even though it's a favorable poll.I don't trust Ras

kimbutgar

(21,060 posts)
8. These type of polls can suppress voter turnout on the Democratic side
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 09:12 PM
Jun 2014

If you see a poll like this you'll say I don't need to vote for the Democratic he has a comfortable margin.

I live in California and am out of town on election day, Friday before I left I went down and early voted for Gov. Brown even though he has big lead in the primary. I will also be voting in November as all of you should.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
9. (R)as has earned a questionable reputation.
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 11:55 PM
Jun 2014

I will wait for PPP/Quinipiac/Marist/Locals/etc to make sure.

ShadowLiberal

(2,237 posts)
10. As a PA resident I can believe it
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 02:15 PM
Jun 2014

I can certainly believe that Corbett is losing that badly based on what I've seen just from my own family, most of my relatives are strong Republicans.

All of them that I've talked to about Corbett agree that Corbett didn't do enough to protect the victims of Jerry Sandusky. And pretty much all of them also feel that Corbett purposely slow walked the investigation into the scandal. Someone that's viewed as effectively turning a blind eye for years on a sexual predator isn't exactly a guy who inspires much confidence.

There was some talk months ago about some Republicans trying to get Bruce Caster of Montgomery county to challenge Corbett in a primary. But despite a lot of disgust with Corbett over the Penn State scandal the support just wasn't there when polls were conducted of a potential match up, so Caster passed it up. (Bruce Caster is the only Republican on Montgomery's board of commissioners, and the only the one on the board who was opposing the same sex marriage lawsuit Montgomery county started).

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
11. His exit can't come soon enough.
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 02:24 PM
Jun 2014

I hope my fellow Pennsylvanians who voted for the asshole learned their lesson. Bad, bad man.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
16. Ras. polls are used to remind the corrupt local Pa. politicians that they need Corbett to continue,
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 10:06 AM
Jun 2014

to continue their local corruption and behavior.

Cosmocat

(14,559 posts)
17. It is done, over ...
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 01:18 PM
Jun 2014

I can say this with absolute confidence and without a doubt for one reason.

Joe Paterno.

Penn State is a VERY republican institution in this state, and Joe Paterno was almost literally a god to many here.

All reports indicate that Corbett was the one who drove his ham handed late night firing.

We have not seen a one term governor in this state in half a century, and make no mistake, Corbett could have done everything else he has done - sold out to natural gas, ram rodded what is now all be repealed legalized voter obstruction, sold out the lottery system to a bad out of country outfit, had such an extreme position on selling education to for profit education even the republican controlled state assembly could not get behind it, be an arrogant, smug douchebag.

He could have been all of that and more, and gotten reelected fairly easily.

But, being the man who ram rodded the firing of Joe Paterno is his political death knell.

I know FAR too many solid Rs who can't wait to vote AGAINST him in the fall, the democrat does not even matter cause of Joe Paterno.

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