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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPennsylvania’s Governor Breaks Through a G.O.P. Tide

Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday after his inauguration. He was the only Democrat in the country to defeat a Republican governor last fall.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/24/us/politics/pennsylvania-governor-breaks-through-a-gop-tide.html?_r=0
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Pennsylvania’s Governor Breaks Through a G.O.P. Tide (Original Post)
yortsed snacilbuper
Jan 2015
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Congratulations to Tom Wolf, there is hope, we just have to fight hard for it.
Thinkingabout
Jan 2015
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Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)1. Congratulations to Tom Wolf, there is hope, we just have to fight hard for it.
Cha
(317,721 posts)2. Unreal how so many Dems supposedly didn't vote. Gov Tom Wolf stood up for President Obama and
Vice Versa.. mahalo ys
Amishman
(5,917 posts)3. As a PA native, Wolf is an exception
His election is mostly due to the absolute worthlessness of Corbett, who combined unpopular policy with an unlikable personality. He won due to moderates rejecting Corbett, not due to any sort of progressive awakening.
PA's legislature remains under total republican control. Philly and Pittsburgh remain blue islands in a wide ocean of deep red.
