PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: Rep. Allyson Schwartz and state Treasurer Rob McCord might have an edge in the 2014 Democratic primary for governor, but analysts warn it’s too early to predict who will emerge from a batch of candidates to take on Republican Gov. Tom Corbett.
The prospective field includes a pastor, a mayor, a county commissioner, three Cabinet members of former Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell and possibly former state Auditor General Jack Wagner, who lost the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh mayor in May…
Who’s got a shot to win with the primary more than six months away? Schwartz and McCord, both of Montgomery County, received the highest ratings from five political scientists completing a questionnaire for the Tribune-Review. Three of the five analysts picked them as “very likely” to win if the election were held now… (more)
