OUR OPINION: Beyond Gubernatorial Debates

Democrat Tom Wolf looked soft, Gov. Corbett looked tough and sure. But it was only actively engaged partisans who made the effort to locate PCN on their televisions to watch them in their first debate.

The partisans did what partisans do. Republicans were pleased by Corbett’s performance; Democrats were pleased by Wolf’s demeanor.

But it doesn’t matter. With two debates left, little enthusiasm is being registered for listening and viewing. The dice have rolled and the bulk of the chips are now in front of Wolf. There is little reason to believe the tack Corbett’s campaign staff have taken will draw a wholesale amount of Democratic-leaning voters over to the Governor’s side.

Corbett caught a lucky break this week with the passage of the Philadelphia school Cigarette Tax. Now the street protests, designed to rile up Philly Democratic voters, will cease. Corbett hopes the city sleeps on election day and prays the concern who becomes our next Mayor will keep voters ignoring the election this fall.

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