Is Tom Corbett Less Popular Than Rick Santorum?

In Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum reigns supreme as the top once-successful-politician-who-made-the-electorate-hate-him-passionately. It’s a rare and exclusive category, but another big name may be joining him on it: Gov. Tom Corbett. Following the latest round of polling on the coming gubernatorial race, GOP strategist Ryan Shafik said Corbett is in a bad spot. “Currently, Gov. Tom Corbett is one of the most unpopular Republican Governors in America,” Shafik wrote in a memo released to the public. “Today, Gov. Corbett has much worse numbers than former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum did at this point in 2005.” One grain of salt: Shafik is part of the “brain trust” for Bruce Castor, the Montgomery County commissioner considering a primary challenge to Corbett. [Politics PA]