PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: … This year, with a dearth of competitive races for local offices, the political focus has shifted forward a year, to the contest where Tom Corbett, the state’s currently unpopular governor, will defend his tenure and the decades-old pattern of the major parties trading control of the governor’s mansion every eight years. A handful of the members of the large Democratic field vying to challenge Mr. Corbett will be working the crowd at the parade, highlighting the early start to the 2014 competition.
Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Montgomery County, plans to stop by, as does Kathleen McGinty, the former secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection. State Treasurer Rob McCord, who has yet to announce his candidacy formally but is expected to do so before mid-September, also plans to stop by. All three are from southeastern Pennsylvania.
Former Auditor General Jack Wagner is a regular presence at the Labor Day gatherings over the years. He’ll march again Monday, raising the question of whether he’ll just be greeting old friends or laying the groundwork for his own entry into the growing field of Democratic challengers… (more)
