Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is down by more than thirty points in the latest poll out of the Keystone State. This is as it should be. Our governor is a worthless excuse for a public servant. There is no way that he is going to come back and win. His opponent, Tom Wolf, could sacrifice a goat in a demonic ritual ceremony, post it on YouTube, and still eke out a victory against Corbett.
But, I wonder, if the top race in the state is such a snoozer, how is that going to impact turnout?
Even though I live here, I have never really been able to figure out why Governor Corbett is so much more unpopular here than other Republican governors are in their states. I don’t get why Chris Christie isn’t reviled with at least the same vigor. I don’t get why John Kasich and Rick Snyder and Scott Walker and Rick Scott are not polling 30 points behind, too.
And because I can’t get my finger on the pulse of the Pennsylvania electorate, I am not sure what will happen to turnout. Are Democrats super-motivated to go to the polls, or are Republicans just demoralized? Are Democrats going to feel like the race is won before the ballots are cast and stay home and not bother voting in the congressional and state legislative elections?
How many Republicans who have abandoned the governor are going to abandon their congressman, too?
I wish I knew the answers to these questions?
