[Ciexyz]

What went wrong with the Republicans?

We're trying to figure that out in Pennsylvania. Ed Rendell (big city Demopuke, big taxer, pro-abortion and anti-gun) is way ahead of Republican Fischer in the governor's race. Go figure.

[Alberta's Child]

Pennsylvania is a heavily Democratic state whose best days are behind it -- enough said.

[Bombard]

Voters in states tend to want change every now and then. The odds are against the GOP this election as it has controled a number of govenors mansions for several terms. This more than anything is playing out in 2002. The press hardly says anything about this fact.

[NEPA]

I've been getting glossy color fliers from the Rendell camp. Todays' fliers (2 of them) are all about Fisher raising taxes. They say Rendell is a tax cutter.

I don't know how I got on Rendell's mailing list unless his campaign searched county records for independents.

Anyway Fisher did NOT run a good campaign. He was a stealth candidate for way too long and then when he finally started running ads he might as well have been running as a Dem. I thought his cabby ads were pretty good though.