‘Socially liberal’ Hoefel in guv run

Philadelphia Daily News:

“Joe Hoeffel wants to talk to you about abortion.

“If you’re a likely voter in the May 18 Democratic primary for governor, especially from southeastern Pennsylvania, Hoeffel really wants you to listen.

“That’s because Hoeffel – who spent 24 years as a county commissioner, congressman or in some other public post – is casting himself as the lone Democratic defender of ‘socially liberal and fiscally responsible’ policies.

“‘I think that’s a winning profile,’ Hoeffel said yesterday. ‘I believe that’s what most Democrats and actually most Republicans want. I’m comfortable with this view. I certainly think it reflects southeastern Pennsylvania.'”…

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