Corbett is neither panicky nor pandering. He is doing what he thinks is best for Pennsylvanians.
Of course, the Dems hate him with a passion and they’ve got their full complement of seminar writers bombarding the Letters section of every Pennsylvania newspaper. As a result, Corbett is getting crushed in the polls.
Corbett is a GOP-E hack, and is trying to revive his moribund campaign by caving in to King Barry. Won’t work.