Pennsylvania 2014 Discussion Thread

[President Johnson]

Interesting in this election is, that Wolf only got a little more votes than Dan Onorato received four years ago (nearly 1.9 million), while Corbett lost more than 500,000 compared to 2010. Had he been able to retain the 2.1 million votes he got in 2010, Corbett would have won easily.

[angus]

Corbett did about as well in 2014 as he did in 2010 in my suburban district:



(maps stolen from lancasteronline.com)

[DemPGH]

This was a nice gem in the rough - historic, in fact. But it's kind of weird, because it's like succeeding at your first objective as a PA Democrat, which was get rid of the bozo, and then failing at all the rest! Bad night as predicted, but this was a good one that got lost amid everything; I don't think CNN even mentioned it, which is what I had on. John King was great, though, but Blitzer was Blitzer.

And I can't for the life of me imagine why anyone, especially a red avatar, would even want to see Corbett again - unless you want Wolf re-elected!

[Vega]

CNN called it 5 minutes after polls closed. John King never went to it on the map.

[Lambsbread]

I'd like to see him running again. But no, Corbett will retire, he's 65 years old.

I don't think you've ever explained why you love Tom Corbett so much. Do you hate public schools?

[IceSpear]

Just an interesting anecdote. I just got off the phone with my 80 year old grandmother, who is a Bush/Bush/McCain/Romney (and all Republican locally/for Congress as well, even voted for Santorum in 2006) voter who voted for Wolf. My jaw nearly dropped when she said it. She said Corbett was too selfish and didn't care about education.

[Vega]

Just an interesting anecdote. I just got off the phone with my 80 year old grandmother, who is a Bush/Bush/McCain/Romney (and all Republican locally/for Congress as well) voter who voted for Wolf. My jaw nearly dropped when she said it. She said Corbett was too selfish and didn't care about education.

I don't know how Corbett managed to muster slightly more than 40% of the vote.

[IceSpear]

Just an interesting anecdote. I just got off the phone with my 80 year old grandmother, who is a Bush/Bush/McCain/Romney (and all Republican locally/for Congress as well) voter who voted for Wolf. My jaw nearly dropped when she said it. She said Corbett was too selfish and didn't care about education.

I don't know how Corbett managed to muster slightly more than 40% of the vote.

The wave.

[Vega]

Just an interesting anecdote. I just got off the phone with my 80 year old grandmother, who is a Bush/Bush/McCain/Romney (and all Republican locally/for Congress as well) voter who voted for Wolf. My jaw nearly dropped when she said it. She said Corbett was too selfish and didn't care about education.

I don't know how Corbett managed to muster slightly more than 40% of the vote.

The wave.

I suppose so.

[Devils30]

It's a long slog but if Wolf wins re-election then finally PA Dems will be able to ungerrymander this state. Courts would likely draw a much more favorable map in 2022 at the congressional and state legislative levels.

[Lambsbread]

Just an interesting anecdote. I just got off the phone with my 80 year old grandmother, who is a Bush/Bush/McCain/Romney (and all Republican locally/for Congress as well, even voted for Santorum in 2006) voter who voted for Wolf. My jaw nearly dropped when she said it. She said Corbett was too selfish and didn't care about education.

Well, she realized a little too late, but welcome nonetheless

[IceSpear]

Just an interesting anecdote. I just got off the phone with my 80 year old grandmother, who is a Bush/Bush/McCain/Romney (and all Republican locally/for Congress as well, even voted for Santorum in 2006) voter who voted for Wolf. My jaw nearly dropped when she said it. She said Corbett was too selfish and didn't care about education.

Well, she realized a little too late, but welcome nonetheless

Unfortunately it will probably be a one time thing. As Phil has already stated, this thumping was very much about Corbett and not Republicans in general.

[IceSpear]

Of course, according to wormyguy, my Republican grandmother actually voted for Wolf because she's secretly a Paterno cultist.

[KCDem]

Turnout was awful as everywhere else.

[IceSpear]

It seems my town is a pretty good bellwether. Corbett won it 52-48 in 2010, lost it 58-42 this time.