The GOP had the governorship, PA House, and PA Senate.
All they had to do was three things: (1) privatize liquor sales, (2) reform or eliminate property taxes as a method of funding public schools, and (3) reform the public employee/teachers pension system.
None of these are simple things, granted, but if just these three things were addressed in some way, Corbett would be trouncing Wolf. I can't totally blame Corbett. The legislature is to blame too.
1) would be easy, but 2) and 3), nearly impossible.
Correct. Corbett tried for 1 and 3. (2 is a stupid idea that I’m glad failed). The liberal union backed republican legislature screwed him and let those two issues die.
I will vote for Corbett but I won’t vote for anyone who didn’t try and pass the privatization measure.
Corbett is going to lose anyway though.