Yeah, big chance for victory there.
Remind me who made it seem like there was a big chance of victory for Santorum. Thanks.
What did he do in the governor's primary to get himself defeated? I've heard about this, but I'm not privy to the details.
Casey had it all locked up. He wasn't for Philly (even
Dems outside of the city get annoyed with the city), he had the establishment, he had the union support, he had the name...in other words, he had it all. Then came the actual campaigning and he sucked. Rendell had the charisma and could turn out the vote in his area (SE PA). Casey was supposed to easily win the primary. He ended up going down in defeat - 56% - 44%.
Here's something that spoke to the issue on Santorum's site -
http://www.ricksantorum.com/Blog/BlogPost.aspx?BlogPostID=2130