A Role Reversal In Pennsylvania's Race For Governor
If the polls are correct, the Pennsylvania governor's race is poised to see the usual political script flipped.
The Republican incumbent, Gov. Tom Corbett, is using a populist attack against the challenger who's leading the Democratic primary field — accusing Tom Wolf of being an opportunistic businessman who profited at the expense of taxpayers and workers.
At this point, the May 20 Democratic primary seems Wolf's to lose: a recent Franklin and Marshall College poll released May 14 put Wolf's support at 33 percent.
That's compared to 14 percent for Rep. Allyson Schwartz, his next closest Democratic rival. Polling in the single digits were the two other Democrats, Rob McCord, the state treasurer, and Katie McGinty, an environmental advisor during the Clinton administration.
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