2014 Governors Race

PA Governor Tom Corbett
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Poll: Corbett Deeply Unfavorable Among Voters

“Only 30.8 percent of likely Pennsylvania voters have a favorable impression of Tom Corbett, up from 29.4 percent in February, according to the survey by […]

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Billionaire’s Super PAC Targeting Tom Corbett over Climate Change

Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer’s NexGen Climate Action super PAC has announced the states it plans to pour over $100 million into this election season. I […]

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Corbett Already Campaigning Against Wolf

And just like that, the general election campaign for Pennsylvania governor has started.

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Is Pa. Not Ready for a Female Governor? Or Just Not Ready for Allyson Schwartz?

Is Montgomery County Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz bitter after getting trounced in the Democratic gubernatorial primary? NBC Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd thinks so. On […]

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7 Ridiculous Political Ads From the Pennsylvania Governor’s Race

Election Day is almost here! Tuesday is Pennsylvania primary day, so politicians will be ceding television commercial breaks back to their usual occupants (ads for […]

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Ultimate Guide to Philly Primary Endorsements

Endorsements! We’ve got your endorsements right here. We know this list isn’t exhaustive, so if your favorite endorsing organization isn’t on the list, drop us […]

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The Phillymag.com 5-Minute Guide to the Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

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Will Dems Be Hurt by Primary Infighting?

The Associated Press wonders if the four-way Democratic gubernatorial primary campaign — to be settled in Tuesday’s vote — has been too bruising to help […]

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MC Hammer Explains Tom Wolf’s Giant Poll Lead

We’re now at the stage of things where the only appropriate thing to do is jokingly reference M.C. Hammer album titles. Because the latest poll […]

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WATCH: Anti-Fracking Protesters Interrupt Pennsylvania Democratic Governor’s Debate at Drexel

About halfway into last night’s Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial primary debate at Drexel University, a protester jumped on stage to criticize the four candidates — Rob McCord, […]

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Report: Tom Wolf Has Already Won Next Tuesday’s Election

AP reports that at least three polls show Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf up by 20 points, making him a shoo-in to win next week’s […]

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Surprising Winners and Losers in the Pennsylvania Governor’s Race So Far

As things stand now, the race for Pennsylvania governor this fall should be extremely anti-climatic, a foregone conclusion as predictable as the 76ers missing the […]

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Wolf Leads Big Money Campaign, Spending $1 Million a Week on TV Ads

“With just about a week to go until Primary Day, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf of York is spending a cool $1 million a week on the […]

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Josh Shapiro Endorses Tom Wolf

You want your sign that Tom Wolf is the inevitable winner of the Democratic nomination for governor? This is the week that the party establishment […]

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Tom Wolf’s Record on Racial Politics Is Clear

Let’s get real. If Treasurer Rob McCord were actually interested in initiating a serious discussion about racism in Pennsylvania, he probably would have chosen a […]