PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: During a week when critics pilloried him for several missteps and his popularity hit a low in a statewide poll, Corbett’s campaign issued a news release saying he kept a campaign promise to cut the state vehicle fleet by 20 percent, saving taxpayers $44 million.
“No matter how you shake it, it was not a positive week,” said G. Terry Madonna, a political science professor at Franklin & Marshall College. His poll found 76 percent of Pennsylvanians surveyed consider Corbett’s job performance fair to poor, and 16 percent say it’s excellent or good, a worse rating than in May.
The car reduction is positive for Corbett, “but it’s not enough,” Madonna said… (more)
