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Old 03-23-2010, 01:52 PM
 
Location: Hillsboro, OR
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I actually just have a general question. Who here thinks that Corbett being one of the 10 state AGs about to file a lawsuit against the US Government will eventually turn around and bite him in the rear come election time?
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Old 03-23-2010, 03:33 PM
 
Location: The canyon (with my pistols and knife)
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I actually just have a general question. Who here thinks that Corbett being one of the 10 state AGs about to file a lawsuit against the US Government will eventually turn around and bite him in the rear come election time?
Actually, I think that will help him. On that note, I hope he's doing this based on his own convictions, and not just to win favor from those who are opposed to President Obama's health care reform.
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Old 03-23-2010, 04:00 PM
 
Location: Hillsboro, OR
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Actually, I think that will help him. On that note, I hope he's doing this based on his own convictions, and not just to win favor from those who are opposed to President Obama's health care reform.
It certainly stinks of it...and he's not the only AG suing that's running for governor...both the AGs of Florida and Michigan are as well.

I just think in states like PA (and MI, for that matter) where unions, particularly industrial ones, have a very large presence...it just doesn't help to go against healthcare with those blue collar dems.

Just a thought anyways.
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Old 03-23-2010, 05:19 PM
 
Location: Center City Philadelphia
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Actually, I think that will help him. On that note, I hope he's doing this based on his own convictions, and not just to win favor from those who are opposed to President Obama's health care reform.
He doesn't seem to do anything on his own convictions. Even bonusgate reeks of political opportunism. He should either step down and run for office or not run for office altogether. He will certainly not have my vote.
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Old 03-23-2010, 05:20 PM
 
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It certainly stinks of it...and he's not the only AG suing that's running for governor...both the AGs of Florida and Michigan are as well.

I just think in states like PA (and MI, for that matter) where unions, particularly industrial ones, have a very large presence...it just doesn't help to go against healthcare with those blue collar dems.

Just a thought anyways.
Those old-school Democrats have been a dying breed for at least a couple of decades now, at least in Pennsylvania. Their influence is eroding.
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Old 03-23-2010, 05:22 PM
 
Location: Hillsboro, OR
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Those old-school Democrats have been a dying breed for at least a couple of decades now, at least in Pennsylvania. Their influence is eroding.
Eh, they are still the ones that swing elections in PA though. From Pittsburgh to Erie and the Lehigh Valley area. If they go red, the state goes red, if they go blue, the state goes blue.
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Old 03-23-2010, 05:41 PM
 
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Eh, they are still the ones that swing elections in PA though. From Pittsburgh to Erie and the Lehigh Valley area. If they go red, the state goes red, if they go blue, the state goes blue.
Technically, a 2% swing can mean the difference between a Republican and a Democrat. A group doesn't have to be huge in order to be influential.

The Brookings Institute did a study on Pennsylvania politics two years ago, and they came to the conclusion that it might not be a "Rust Belt" state anymore. Basically, Pennsylvania is more like New Jersey than Ohio these days. (Be that as it may, the New Jersey gubernatorial elections last year prove that being more like them isn't necessarily a slam dunk for Democrats.)
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Old 03-23-2010, 05:48 PM
 
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I think it will help him as well. I think that's a major reason he wasted no time in doing what he did.
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Old 03-23-2010, 06:04 PM
 
Location: Hillsboro, OR
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Technically, a 2% swing can mean the difference between a Republican and a Democrat. A group doesn't have to be huge in order to be influential.

The Brookings Institute did a study on Pennsylvania politics two years ago, and they came to the conclusion that it might not be a "Rust Belt" state anymore. Basically, Pennsylvania is more like New Jersey than Ohio these days. (Be that as it may, the New Jersey gubernatorial elections last year prove that being more like them isn't necessarily a slam dunk for Democrats.)
Yeah but they seem to be the core group that swings PA, is my point.... and PA is a giant clash of things. W and NW PA is still rust belt, SE PA is NJ, E PA and NE PA is a mix of the two, C and S PA are like MD and VA, SW PA is like WV, and N PA is a less populated version of S Upstate NY. There's a reason it's called the Keystone State!
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Old 03-24-2010, 08:44 AM
 
Location: Lancaster County, PA
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He doesn't seem to do anything on his own convictions. Even bonusgate reeks of political opportunism. He should either step down and run for office or not run for office altogether. He will certainly not have my vote.
Agreed. He has become a flagwaver and hasn't met a camera he didn't like.
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