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2016 Postmortem

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts) Thu Jul 28, 2016, 08:26 PM Jul 2016

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Tom Wolf--seems like a great guy, but a charisma implosion.

How did he get elected governor?

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Tom Wolf--seems like a great guy, but a charisma implosion. (Original Post) geek tragedy Jul 2016 OP

Maybe good policies? He wasn't a ball of fire but not all that bad. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2016 #1

maybe he's not used to the large venue. geek tragedy Jul 2016 #2

He defeated a horrible repuke, Tom Corbett. femmocrat Jul 2016 #3

Because the brief stay by the GOPer blip was a disaster. nt onehandle Jul 2016 #4

The citizens of Pennsylvania... 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #5

1) good policies 2) the incumbent was a disaster. MH1 Jul 2016 #6

Many governors aren't exciting stump speakers. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2016 #7

I thought the governor of Pennsylvania was still a republican Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #8

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,692 posts)

1. Maybe good policies? He wasn't a ball of fire but not all that bad.

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 08:27 PM

Jul 2016

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

2. maybe he's not used to the large venue.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 08:29 PM

Jul 2016

Jennifer Granholm, on the other hand ...

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

3. He defeated a horrible repuke, Tom Corbett.

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 08:29 PM

Jul 2016

He isn't charismatic, but came across as a decent guy. He started his ads during the Super Bowl and got out ahead of all the other candidates.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

4. Because the brief stay by the GOPer blip was a disaster. nt

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 08:30 PM

Jul 2016

3catwoman3

(23,985 posts)

5. The citizens of Pennsylvania...

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 08:30 PM

Jul 2016

...were correcting their mistake after the one they elected last time.

MH1

(17,600 posts)

6. 1) good policies 2) the incumbent was a disaster.

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 08:31 PM

Jul 2016

I like Tom Wolf, a lot. But I can see how he might not exactly light everyone's fire. The incumbent republican governor was an utter disaster so Wolf looked really good in comparison.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,692 posts)

7. Many governors aren't exciting stump speakers.

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 08:32 PM

Jul 2016

They are administrators more than anything. The governor of my state, Mark Dayton, is a crashing bore as a speaker, and he mumbles. But he's one of the best, most progressive governors in the country.

Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)

8. I thought the governor of Pennsylvania was still a republican

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 08:32 PM

Jul 2016

Shows how much attention I have paid to non-presidential elections in the last few years.

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