Ok, so we got it started.....good........I agree. Rendell has got to go. Now with the jury out about the corruption in Phila I ask one simple question, Do you think that there wasn't that level of corruption in Rendell's Mayoral Administration? I mean, come on, the same antics that Street's administration used aren't new. I wonder if this will become an issue in the race.
Get real. You know Rendell is going to beat anybody who runs against him next year. He won't only beat them he will win hands down and you guys all know it. So stop the ranting and raving and deal with it. Rendell wins - Santorum looses and the Reps probably loose some ground in the State House and State Senate, but not enough to loose the majority - yet -
quote: Originally posted by: JewishDemocrat "Get real. You know Rendell is going to beat anybody who runs against him next year. He won't only beat them he will win hands down and you guys all know it. So stop the ranting and raving and deal with it. Rendell wins - Santorum looses and the Reps probably loose some ground in the State House and State Senate, but not enough to loose the majority - yet - "
Where would you forsee Dem gains in the State House and Senate? As much as I'd love to see some NE Philly pickups, I think only Brendan Boyle has a shot here. Taylor, Perzel, and O'Brien are very well entrenched and I think we need to wait for retirements there. I wonder when that day will come?
quote: Originally posted by: Gadfly "Ok, so we got it started.....good........I agree. Rendell has got to go. Now with the jury out about the corruption in Phila I ask one simple question, Do you think that there wasn't that level of corruption in Rendell's Mayoral Administration? I mean, come on, the same antics that Street's administration used aren't new. I wonder if this will become an issue in the race. "
There certainly may have been some corruption in Rendell's administration when he was Mayor. But he hasn't been Mayor for over five years ago and nothing has come out connecting him to any corruption. And there hasn't been any major scandals for him in Harrisburg either.
quote: Originally posted by: FormerLVGOPer "And there hasn't been any major scandals for him in Harrisburg either. "
He hasn't done enough yet.
Ed is unstoppable. He will be re-elected next year. With the only real Republican candidate who could beat him is Piccola, and Lynn Swann is vague-ing his way towards the nomination. No one has any idea what Lynn stands for, but he played for the Steelers!!11 lol
Rendell 06, and I bet Rendell 08 (at least through PA's primary.)
I agree...this windbag tax-and-spend do nothing needs to be sent packing in '06. Now you see why we historically never elect governors from Philly. Philly is one of the most corrupt cities in the nation, we do not need that spreading to state government!
Too bad we can't recall him.
The "growing greener" crap has me turning red! Why did people overwhelmingly vote for this? $600 MILLION DOLLARS!!!??? It will turn into another excuse for Fast Eddie to raise taxes again.
Are you people blind and deaf? Rendell won the Governor's Mansion on an education proposal paid for by gambling. Act 72 is a flop and because it is a flop, Act 71 is under great scrutiny now too. I've been talking to people from both parties who were once for gambling and are now steadfast against it. Why? Because they are being left out of the "perceived savings" promised under Act 72.
Rendell has now alienated his most effective lobby that got him there in the first place, education. Whats worse, is that instead of stepping back and reorganizing and fixing the bill, he is jamming it down school board's throats with threats of a seperate bill MANDATING and back end referendum.
Forgetting about the biased polls we've seen giving fast Eddie a huge advantage over all potential GOP nominees, let us NOT forget that once Lynn Swann wins the nomination, Rendell is done in Pittsburgh.
This is far from over folks. The Dems better dig in and bring a lunch.
I don't even think Swann runs when the rubber meets the road. You're going to run out Scranton b/c the guy will be able to self finance or use his professional network to finance. Swann is about as pathetic a candidate as there is. He's even said dozens of times that he has no ideas. NONE! Good luck with that kind of candidate. Even Ahnald made it sound like he had ideas. You're best candidate is Piccola (spelling) but he's a state senator with good experience which means he is automatically a no-go. Besides, his finger prints are all over Act 72 and the tax increases.
So, you have a football player with no ideas or campaign experience (this isn't California), a pro-choice former LT gov who lost almost 20 yrs ago when he ran for governor, disappeared from the state and expects to come back, and a well qualified state senator who comes complete with a public record ripe for distorting. Sorry GOP, you don't have the candidates this time around. Go recruit Melissa Hart! You have a shot with her. Until then, you are going to get wiped out by a governor who has superior campaign skills and will raise as much money as is needed to win. You may not like the ideas that he's run out there, but he's gotten them done and as the GOP always likes to say; my opponent offers no ideas.
At least you understand that fast Eddie isn't unbeatable. Too many mistakes to have the kind of confidence he should as incumbent CEO of the Commonwealth. I think he should very cautious in policy making this year.
Duh! Any incumbent is vulnerable but that vulnerability must be connected to different circumstances such as geographic representation, issue agenda and opposition. At this point, Rendell has proven to be capable of winning PA b/c SEPa is strongly in his corner. Even the LV has shown that it supports Rendell on the surface, which often times is enough to get an incumbent a vote. No candidate can tap into Rendell's geographic strength. Swann could tap into the Allegeny vote, but I'm not yet convinced he can even make it out of a primary with Piccola holding the conservative base. The issue agenda is going to be the economy and jobs, which Rendell can clearly claim is his domain (Act 72 is going to be on the agenda, but Scranton and Swann have no ideas except "we need reform" and Piccola voted for that... like his idea or not, he did what he said he would do and the voters knew it). Whose economic agenda went through the General Assembly? Rendell claimed it and it is known as his. Only Swann and Scranton can go after him on his economic agenda b/c Piccola voted for it. But, again, Swann hasn't presented any other ideas, and Scranton is a fiscal moderate whose base of support has benefitted from the economic stimulous package, so he won't even go after it with much credibility. Besides, places in SEPa are very proud to be attached to Rendell's economic plan b/c the economy in SEPa outside of Philly is booming. And I've already discussed his opposition, which is sorely lacking in credibility.
Obviously, I'm a D, but I'll readily admit that the right Republican could go after Rendell because he/she could isolate his geographic strength, neutralize his strength on the issue agenda and have the campaign prowess to do it all. You have to go hunting for another candidate if you want to beat Rendell. One of the Congressional Republicans give you that candidate. Until then, clueless, hippy leftover and Harrisburg insider are going to be great fixin's for the Governor's Thanksgiving dinner in 2006.
Get real. You know Rendell is going to beat anybody who runs against him next year. He won't only beat them he will win hands down and you guys all know it. So stop the ranting and raving and deal with it.
I hate to say it but I have to agree with this windbag on this issue. The Governor of Philadelphia is likely to win re-election. Tis a sad time for Pennsylvania.
