Race for Pennsylvania Governor Unsettled
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 3rd, 2010 5:42 am by HL
Race for Pennsylvania Governor Unsettled
A new Quinnipiac poll in Pennsylvania finds Tom Corbett (R) leads Sam Rohrer (R), 43% to 5%, for the Republican nomination for governor “and holds double-digit leads over the top Democratic candidates, all of whom who are virtual unknowns even to their own party members.”
In the Democratic race, “Don’t know” leads the field with 59%.
Said pollster Peter Brown: “The Democratic candidates for Governor are almost invisible men as far as the voters are concerned. One of them will win the nomination, but at this point they are so closely bunched together and such mystery men to the vast majority of primary voters that any result is possible, given that the primary is little more than 10 weeks away. In a four-candidate race, the possibilities are endless.”
Rangel Still Expected to Step Aside
A senior Democratic source tells Roll Call that House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) still plans to give up his gavel Wednesday despite his public protestations to the contrary.
Said the source: “The long and short of it is he has decided to step down temporarily. I think he just wants to do it on his own terms.”
The New York Times notes that “with Republicans preparing to force a vote Wednesday seeking to oust Mr. Rangel from his chairmanship, support among his fellow Democrats appeared to be crumbling.”