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Onorato Leads Democratic Pack Seeking Democratic Nod for Governor in Pa.
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDan Onorato, chief executive of Pennsylvania's Allegheny County, has taken a big lead in the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination although a substantial number of voters remain undecided with the May 18 primary approaching, according to a Susquehanna Polling & Research survey conducted April 7-12. Onorato clearly benefited by being the first candidate to hit the airwaves with television ads two weeks ago. He is leading former Rep. Joe Hoeffel 32 percent to 13 percent with Auditor General Jack Wagner following at 6 percent and state Sen. Anthony Williams at 4 percent. Forty-three ...
GOP's Corbett Dominating Pennsylvania Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAnother poll is showing Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett in command of the state's gubernatorial race at this point, with double-digit leads in match-ups with the field of little-known Democratic hopefuls. Corbett leads Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato by 48 percent to 29 percent with 21 percent undecided, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted March 30-April 5. Corbett leads Auditor General Jack Wagner, 43 percent to 30 percent, with 21 percent undecided. He leads former Rep. Joe Hoeffel, 50 percent to 28 percent, with 21 percent undecided. Quinnipiac did not ...
Republicans May Be Poised to Retake Governorship in Pennsylvania
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe Republicans look to be in a strong position to retake the Pennsylvania governor's seat now held by Democrat Ed Rendell, with Attorney General Tom Corbett holding double-digit leads over all the Democratic candidates seeking their party's nomination, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted March 29 - April 1. Rendell can't run again because of term limits, but even if he could, a majority of Pennsylvania voters give him negative marks for his job performance. Corbett leads Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato 45 percent to 32 percent with 23 percent undecided. Corbett ...
GOP's Corbett Leads Democratic Hopefuls in Pa. Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania's attorney general, continues to lead three potential Democratic rivals by double-digit margins in the race for governor, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 16. Corbett leads Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, 46 percent to 29 percent, with 7 percent preferring someone else and 17 percent undecided. Corbett leads Auditor General Jack Wagner, 46 percent to 33 percent, with 6 percent preferring someone else and 16 percent undecided. Corbett leads former Rep. Joe Hoeffel, 49 percent to 28 percent, with 5 percent preferring some ...
GOP's Corbett Leading in Pennsylvania Governor Race, But Many Are Undecided
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania's attorney general, has double-digit leads over two Democratic candidates for governor but at this point in the race the percentage of undecideds are almost the same as Corbett's level of support, according to a Susquehanna Polling and Research survey conducted March 3-6. Corbett leads Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato 39 percent to 24 percent with 35 percent undecided. Corbett leads Auditor General Jack Wagner 37 percent to 26 percent with 36 percent undecided. ...
GOP's Corbett Has Edge Over Democratic Unknowns in Pa. Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania's attorney general, has double-digit leads over the top Democratic candidates for governor -- all of whom are ranked behind "don't know" when voters are asked whom they favor in the party's primary, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted Feb. 22-28. Corbett leads Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato by 42 percent to 32 percent with 24 percent undecided. Corbett gets stronger support from fellow Republicans (77 percent) than Onorato does from Democrats (64 percent). Among independents, Corbett leads 40 percent to 23 percent with 33 percent ...
Corbett the Front-Runner for Pa. Governor, But It's Early
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyPennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett is the early front-runner in the race to succeed Gov. Ed Rendell, both in match-ups against a challenger for the Republican nomination and the field of Democratic hopefuls, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted Dec. 8-4. But as other polls have indicated, the undecideds are so high and the Democrats so little known at this point, the race still has a long way to go. ...
GOP's Corbett Outpolls Democrats in Pennsylvania Governor Contest
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyPennsylvania's Republican Attorney General, Tom Corbett, comes out ahead against four potential Democratic opponents in the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Ed Rendell, but the high level of undecideds and the fact that the Democrats still have the chance to make themselves better known when campaigning intensifies suggests this contest still has a long way to go, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Dec. 10. ...
Democrats' Outlook Unclear in Race to Succeed Rendell in Pa.
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyPennsylvania's Democratic governor, Ed Rendell, can't run again in 2010 because of term limits, and right now there's no clear favorite in the Democratic gubernatorial field, while Republicans have a leading candidate but a lot of undecided voters when it comes to a GOP primary, according to a Franklin & Marshall poll conducted Oct. 20-25. ...
Clear Frontrunner on GOP Side for Pa. Gov, but Muddled Picture for Dems
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyPennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett is the clear favorite for the GOP nomination for governor, but the picture on the Democratic side is far from clear with 37 percent of voters unsure about who they would back, according a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Oct. 13. ...
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