ABC 27 / AP: Pennsylvania Democrats are tapping millionaire businessman Tom Wolf as their nominee to challenge Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, launching what promises to be a bruising campaign.
Wolf’s primary victory on Tuesday capped a months-long TV courtship of voters with folksy ads that played up his small-town roots. He poured $10 million of his own money into his campaign, which made him a household name and gave him a crucial early advantage.
Wolf will accuse Corbett of making hobbling cuts in aid to public schools and of being too cozy with the natural gas industry. Corbett, in turn, is painting Wolf as a tax-and-spend liberal whose policies will threaten the economy… (more)
