Corbett’s poll numbers continue to slide

HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS: …But according to a new poll of Pennsylvania voters, the first-term Republican governor may be looking at a tougher re-election climb than any of his two-term predecessors have faced.

The latest Franklin & Marshall College poll shows, for example, that only 20 percent of responding registered voters feel Corbett’s performance in office to date merits his re-election, as compared to 69 percent who believe that it is time for a change.

By another barometer, Corbett’s job performance measurements have skidded to a new low, with only 16 percent of the poll’s respondents rating Corbett as an “excellent” or “good” governor through his first 30 months in office. That was a drop from 25 percent in May… (more)

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