She was AG before he was convicted. She did not even convene the Grand Jury that investigated him, Corbett did. Sandusky had nothing to do with the rise or fall of her fortunes.
Kane refused to prosecute both Gosnell and the corrupt Philadelphia representatives because all are black, and she has a history of racial preferences.
Justifying her refusal to prosecute, she claimed that the lead prosecutor in the AG's office had referred to the investigation as the "Black Caucus Project," a claim that he denies. Even The Philadelphia Inquirer, to the left of the old Pravda on nearly all issues, called her out on her failure to pursue the case.
Likely she has aspirations to a Federal appointment, which you don't get from the Department of Just Us if your racial prosecution record is impure.
As for Stevens being a "stand up Democrat" that is highly unlikely. More likely he belongs to a rival Democrat faction and is using the prosecution as a means to clearing the way for his own ambitions. Or worse: maybe he plans to pull an Arlen Specter and switch parties once he gets himself a name.
Kane ran in 2012 making Corbett the issue and his handling of the Sandusky case. Corbett convened the grand jury and began the Sandusky case when he was AG before he was elected governor.
Kane ran seven points ahead of other Dems and four ahead of Obama on this issue and got elected....
Most excellent presentation of data. You have clearly been watching this one...
That's right. Way back when she was first elected she claimed to be pro-life. Pennsylvania runs pro-life, pro-gun Democrat and Dems who take those positions will often win in both state wide and in local offices in the middle of the state.
She's long since outed herself as a party hack and she needs to go.