PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: …The pollsters found Ms. Schwartz, of Montgomery County, would beat Mr. Corbett in a November 2014 matchup 45 percent to 35 percent. Fellow Philadelphia-area Democrat Rob McCord, the state treasurer, would fare similarly against Mr. Corbett at 43 percent to 35 percent.
…Democrats are eager to challenge the wounded incumbent, although a bit less than a year until the 2014 primary, the party’s voters know little about their candidates. Nearly two-thirds of voters had no opinion of the candidates while 18 percent favored Ms. Schwartz, to 5 percent for former Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen McGinty and 4 percent for Mr. McCord…
In Quinnipiac’s last gubernatorial study two months ago, Ms. Schwartz was tied with former congressman and admiral Joe Sestak, but he has since announced he was studying another U.S. Senate run against Republican Pat Toomey. Quinnipiac found the incumbent currently leading Mr. Sestak 42 percent to 37 percent. .. (more)
