General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: 270 Electoral Votes [View all]LynneSin
(95,337 posts)First, there will be a huge increase in voters from the Philly region that are predominently democrat.
Second, the state is getting fed up with Tom Corbett who
a.) Is trying to bust the unions and Pennsylvania is a huge Union State
b.) Won't tax the people who want to destroy the Pennsylvania environment - the people who want to frack on the Marcellus Shale, which runs thick thru this state.
c.) Made huge cuts to education including the state colleges. Told the state colleges if they want to earn money they should lease their land to the drillers (many of the state colleges have their campuses on the Marcellus Shale).
d.) (and this is HUGE!) Has questionable ties to Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State coach accused of molesting several underage boys. Corbett was the AG at the time someone finally started doing the investigation (back in 2008) but yet nothing ever happened with the case until after Corbett left the AG office and became governor. Plus, Corbett accepted donations from the Second Life charitiy (the one run by Sandusky) even AFTER Corbett knew that Sandusky could possibly be a pedophile AND once Corbett was elected Governor he was automatically added as a member of the PSU Board of Trustees and yet 11 months later NOTHING was said or done.