To get away from name calling, I said Tom Wolf beat Tom Corbett because of Penn State football fans.
What’s your explanation of how Corbett lost re-election when Republicans won everywhere else, they even elected a governor in Maryland, a senator in West Virginia and so on?
Corbett ticked off the teachers’ unions something fierce. Philadelphia as a whole saw Corbett as the Devil. Also, he was weasley on Obamacare. His loss was simple - He ticked off his base while simultaneously riling up his opponents.