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By Erica Zolberg - Politics DailyTom Corbett, the attorney general of Pennsylvania, is running for governor of the Keystone State as the Republican nominee against Democrat Dan Onorato, the Allegheny County executive. The two men are vying for the chance to take over the seat of incumbent Gov. Ed Rendell, who cannot run again because of term limits. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about Corbett's life. Is Tom Corbett married? Yes. Who is Tom Corbett's wife? Tom Corbett's wife is Susan Manbeck Corbett. What ...
Another Poll Shows Joe Sestak Gaining on Arlen Specter
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyA second poll in two days shows Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak in striking distance of Sen. Arlen Specter as they head down the final stretch to the state's May 18 Democratic senatorial primary. Specter now leads Sestak 47 percent to 39 percent with 14 percent undecided compared to early April when his lead was 53 percent to 32 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted April 28-May 2. The margin of error is 3.2 points. The poll survey likely voters. A Muhlenberg College/Morning Call daily tracking poll, conducted April 30-May 3, has Specter leading 46 percent to 42 percent ...
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 ...
Democrats Seeking Nomination for Pennsylvania Governor Suffer 'Invisibility'
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe Pennsylvania gubernatorial primary is coming up on May 18 and while the Republicans have a clear front-runner in state Attorney General Tom Corbett, that's not the case on the Democratic side where the candidates "have been virtually invisible to the voters," according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted March 31 - April 5. Corbett won the endorsement of the Republican State Committee last February and is being challenged by state Rep. Sam Rohrer, who held a counterconvention the same day at which he courted members of the Tea Party movement. Corbett outpolls Rohrer by 58 percent to ...
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 ...
GOP's Corbett Way Ahead of Democratic Rivals in Pennsylvania Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania's Attorney General, has big leads against three Democrats hoping to run against him to fill the seat of term-limited Gov. Edward Rendell, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Feb. 10. Corbett leads state Auditor General Jack Wagner by 49 percent to 28 percent with 5 percent preferring another candidate and 17 percent undecided. He leads former Rep. Joe Hoeffel by 51 percent to 29 percent with 5 percent preferring someone else and 15 percent undecided. He leads Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato by 52 percent to 26 percent with 5 percent ...
Pennsylvania's Governor Race: The Headline is 'Undecided'
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIt's hard to tell much from the polling on the race in Pennsylvania to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell because about seven in 10 registered voters say they don't know whom they will support. But for the moment, the leading Democrat is Dan Onorato, the Allegheny County executive, and the top Republican is state Attorney General Tom Corbett, according to a Franklin & Marshall College poll conducted Jan. 18-24. Onorato is the preference of 10 percent of Democrats, with four others at 4 percent or lower. Seventy-two percent are undecided. Corbett gets 23 percent of the Republican ...
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