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TOP 10 DONORS TO TOM CORBETT 1. Republican Governors' Association, $5.85 million 2. John M. Templeton Jr., president and CEO, Templeton Foundation, $920,000 3. Republican Party of Pennsylvania, $352,000 4. John S. Middleton, former owner, John Middleton Inc., $300,000 5. Pennsylvania Future Fund political action committee, $276,500 6. H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest, owner, Interstate General Media (parent company of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News), $252,000 7. Terrence M. Pegula, president and CEO, East Resources, $250,000 8. Albert Boscov, chairman and CEO, Boscov's Department Store LLC, $150,000 9. Lance Shaner, CEO, Shaner Enterprises, $150,000 10. A. Ross Myers, CEO, American Infrastructure,...

Democratic nominee Tom Wolf has gotten quite the post-primary bounce. In the first poll released after the former Department of Revenue Secretary won the Democratic primary, Tom Wolf holds a twenty point lead over the Governor. According to Rasmussen Reports, 51% of likely voters would support Wolf while 31% would vote for Governor Tom Corbett. Only 14% of respondents were undecided. As expected, Wolf is supported by 83% of Democrats yet only 59% of Republicans favor Corbett. Wolf pulls away 25% of PA Republicans and holds a ten point lead among independents. Meanwhile, among those surveyed Governor Corbett’s job approval...

The seven Democratic candidates for Pennsylvania governor were asked during a recent joint appearance if they were “pro-life” or “pro-choice.” Not a single one said, “pro-life.” Hear their responses for yourself in this brief video clip. One of the seven, front-runner Allyson Schwartz, was the former executive director of a Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Philadelphia for 13 years, until it finally went bankrupt. Since the video was made, an eighth Democratic candidate has entered the race: former Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner.