Brad Bumsted of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has an interesting story about a possible Tom Corbett/Pat Meehan "dream ticket" for Pennsylvania governor/lieutenant governor in 2010.Both men have announced interest in running for governor, but only one will get the Republican Party nomination. The lieutenant governor is elected separately.
Allegheny County Republican Chairman Jim Roddey is pushing a Corbett/Meehan ticket.
From Bumsted's article:
In the letter made public today, Roddey said: "I strongly believe the two of you would make a winning ticket — two tough prosecutors to clean up and reform state government. Based on Tom's ability to win in a tough political environment, I am asking you to refocus your efforts and running with him for lieutenant governor."Meehan trails badly in most polls of perspective GOP gubernatorial candidates and isn't widely known outside the Philadelphia area, but he does make an attractive lieutenant governor candidate.
Both candidates have geographic bases and records as prosecutors, but Roddey noted that Corbett twice has been elected statewide, including a 380,000-vote victory in November during a Democratic sweep.
And keep in mind that there's no law that a governor or lieutenant governor has to run for re-election to a second term.
Bob Casey Jr.'s U.S. Senate term ends in 2012 and a high-profile Republican will be needed to challenge Casey.
Corbett could serve one term as governor and then take on Casey, clearing the way for a Meehan run for governor. Or Meehan could end up challenging Casey if Corbett wants a second term as governor.
The other high-profile Republican expressing an interest in running for governor is Congressman Jim Gerlach, who represents Pennsylvania's 6th District. Gerlach has the same weakness as Meehan; he is a relative unknown outside Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Unlike Meehan, who resigned last year as U.S. Attorney for SE Pennsylvania, Gerlach has a job and party leaders are worried that the GOP would lose the 6th District seat if anyone other than Gerlach ran.
Read the Bumsted's full story at the newspaper's Web site.
2 comments:
tony-you're smart when it comes to these things. look at those two guys. 2 gray-haired old white dudes. that's the new brand we want on the GOP? seriously come on now. this team is about as exciting as watching paint dry.
Anonymous: As opposed to the likely Democratic candidates, white guy Dan Onorato, old white guy Tom Knox, and of course, old white guy Jack Wagner.
Corbett/Meehan have distinguished careers. I'd love to see them on the same ticket. We're electing a governor, not an American Idol contestant. We already saw how harmful the latter type of contest can be when 52.9% of voters elected His Majesty, Lord Barack Hussein Obama, the Most Merciful.
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