ROLL CALL: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s tumble in the polls has made Republicans nervous about four pivotal Philadelphia-area House districts.
Local GOP operatives fear this 2014 scenario: Corbett drags down the ticket for perennial targets Reps. Patrick Meehan, Jim Gerlach, Michael G. Fitzpatrick and Charlie Dent. Meanwhile, top potential Corbett foes count southeastern Pennsylvania as their political base, driving Democratic turnout in their suburban House districts…
Quinnipiac University polled the gubernatorial race extensively in 2005 — the year before Rendell’s re-election. The results showed his approval rating was never underwater like Corbett, and at his most unpopular moment that year, 39 percent of survey respondents disapproved of his job… (more)
