Is Casey the Democrats best hope for Pennsylvania governor in 2010?
Ed Rendell’s poll numbers are in the tank, according to a Quinnipiac Poll released Tuesday. Democratic governors in the Northeast and Midwest are under heavy fire for the federal government’s sputtering efforts to fix the economy. Attorney General Tom Corbett, a Republican, is leading all 2010 gubernatorial wannabes, tracking with Pennsylvania’s tradition of electing governors of alternating parties. Which begs the question: What could Pennsylvania Democrats do to try to secure the governor’s race in 2010? Draft Bob Casey! Fat chance, but a novel idea — and one that underscores the murky question of succession, especially with Rendell struggling to wield his power and command Pennsylvania lawmakers to agree on a state budget. The “Bob Casey To The Rescue!” strategy worked in 2006, when Democratic bigwigs drafted the son of the governor to run against conservative former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum. But Casey’s people say he’s happy in Washington, where he is friends with Barack Obama an
