dr. hfn
01-14-2010, 11:56 PM
http://keystoneconservative.com/2010/01/14/the-governor%E2%80%99s-race-a-primary-analysis/
"The person to watch in this race: Sam Rohrer. Many are dismissing his run, but that would be a mistake." -- Keystone Conservative
REPUBLICANS:
The race for Governor just took an interesting turn with Republican Congressman Jim Gerlach’s decision to leave the race. His withdrawal would appear to benefit his Primary challenger, sitting state Attorney General, Tom Corbett.
Gerlach’s campaign had raised just over $1,000,000, not viewed as enough to be considered a viable candidate. Additionally, he had weak support among State Committee members who heavily favor Corbett. Campaign Finance Reports will be available at the beginning of February and it’s been widely reported that Corbett will be reporting in excess of $3,000,000.
Congressman Gerlach has since reentered the race for his 6th District seat & did not endorse any other candidate for Governor.
Of the 2 remaining candidates for the Republican nomination, Robert Allen Mansfield is the “long shot” with State Representative Sam Rohrer the unknown “dark horse”.
Insiders have said that Sam Rohrer didn’t expect to get endorsed by the State Committee & has been positioning himself to run unendorsed in the Primary.
Rohrer became well-known across the state when he launched his campaign to implement property tax relief. His strong opposition to the federal government’s “real ID” initiative and the firearm registry has made him a popular conservative speaker. He also has wide support amongst “Tea Party Patriots” who are holding well attended statewide fundraising events for him. Rohrer has already garnered endorsements from several high profile conservative groups.
The person to watch in this race: Sam Rohrer. Many are dismissing his run, but that would be a mistake.
"The person to watch in this race: Sam Rohrer. Many are dismissing his run, but that would be a mistake." -- Keystone Conservative
REPUBLICANS:
The race for Governor just took an interesting turn with Republican Congressman Jim Gerlach’s decision to leave the race. His withdrawal would appear to benefit his Primary challenger, sitting state Attorney General, Tom Corbett.
Gerlach’s campaign had raised just over $1,000,000, not viewed as enough to be considered a viable candidate. Additionally, he had weak support among State Committee members who heavily favor Corbett. Campaign Finance Reports will be available at the beginning of February and it’s been widely reported that Corbett will be reporting in excess of $3,000,000.
Congressman Gerlach has since reentered the race for his 6th District seat & did not endorse any other candidate for Governor.
Of the 2 remaining candidates for the Republican nomination, Robert Allen Mansfield is the “long shot” with State Representative Sam Rohrer the unknown “dark horse”.
Insiders have said that Sam Rohrer didn’t expect to get endorsed by the State Committee & has been positioning himself to run unendorsed in the Primary.
Rohrer became well-known across the state when he launched his campaign to implement property tax relief. His strong opposition to the federal government’s “real ID” initiative and the firearm registry has made him a popular conservative speaker. He also has wide support amongst “Tea Party Patriots” who are holding well attended statewide fundraising events for him. Rohrer has already garnered endorsements from several high profile conservative groups.
The person to watch in this race: Sam Rohrer. Many are dismissing his run, but that would be a mistake.