Another winner: Tom Corbett

Everyone I talked to thinks he’s got about a 90% shot at the governor’s mansion against an Onorato-Saidel ticket.

Also, Saidel’s hair is an embarrassment to toupee makers everywhere.

How can Wagner and Sestak possibly be put into the same category? Sestak was again sent a clear message that this isn’t his year, and Wagner proved yet again that monetary advantage is simply one cog in a campaign machine. He’s done his homework and his courtesy visits to Dem operatives. Don’t think for a moment the dozens of county committees and county chairs that openly support him won’t be a major factor in his race.

Senator Williams is nothing more than a regional spoiler. The Philly party are pouting because they aren’t going to run the gov race as they usually do. I can’t call a candidate who garnered votes from only three counties (40 from Philly alone) a winner.

Winner- Arlen Specter and Jack Wagner.

Both are statewide powers who showed that they have the name recognition and statewide appeal needed to give the dems an all star ticket. I think despite everyones best effort… people will be smart enough to decifer their own results from Wagner easily defeating all the other candidates added together by a wide margin.

Loser- Joe Sestak for making the reckless accusation that all state committee people were “party insiders”… and by doing so threw some of his OWN supporters under the bus. I guess he tried to interrupt the guvs Roast and Toast too.

Should have stayed home:
Dan Onorato –

Despite Dan saying he has money, he has done nothing to substantiate his claim he is the best candidate. He is the best… regional candidate.

Chris Doherty-

Completely disappeared from the nomination.

And yes…

While Anthony Williams played last minute spoiler… he’s certainly no match for Wagner, and should not be in the winner category.

When Sestak claims that he didn’t go there expecting the endorsement, I think that’s an honest admission. However, I think he DID go there seeking to get the 1/3 needed to prevent an endorsement. In that regard it was a loss.

I think it’s interesting the different takes on the Senate vs Governor endorsements.

The Sestak campaign is trying to downplay the State committee members as sheep or cogs in the Rendell political machine. But, the 2-1 vote for Wagner over Onorato shows this to be a lie, since Onorato is the Rendell, big-money candidate.

I agree that a full endorsement would have been more helpful to Wagner, but the 2-1 result is very revealing and should generate a lot of positive buzz for him.

Williams really stole Hoeffel’s wind. With Doherty’s campaign in imminent collapse, Hoeffel was in a great position to capture the SE PA votes, as well as progressives supporting Doherty. If Williams stays in, it’s all over for Hoeffel in Philly. Even if Williams pulls out tomorrow, he dealt a devastating blow to Hoeffel’s momentum.

I think that calling for the party to forgo an endorsement vote was a bad move that made him look weak, and may have cost him some votes for even suggesting it. The people that braved the weather were not going to give up the perk of voting.

How can Wagner not be considered a winner? He was practically counted out of this race because of Onorato’s money and support from the Governor, but he came within inches of the party’s endorsement and trounced all other comers. In fact, if Williams hadn’t been put into the race as a spoiler, Jack would have gotten it.

Hoeffel is the big loser. Joe:go back to Montco and continue to transform it into the People’s Socialist Republic of Norristown.

If Congressman Brady doesn’t put Williams in last minute to take away 45 huge votes Wagner gets the 2/3 case closed Williams proved nothing besides getting votes he didn’t deserve………

Hoeffel’s whole argument was that he was going to be able to bring the Philly and suburban vote to the race. Getting beat by an undeclared candidate means his campaign is toast. He wasn’t going to get much union support after they pulled one out for him in his race against Mellissa Brown back in 2002. His bid for Governor is over (if it ever really got started to begin with). His best shot is to run on a ticket with Onorato or Wagner (if they’ll have him).

Williams’ entry just allowed Bob Brady (the Philadelphia delegation) to not vote for real candidates, not choose between Wagner and Onorato.

Taking Philly out of the mix (because they were playing games as usual), Wagner got 2/3, so he is the big winner of the weekend, along with Specter.

Loser–the “open primary” concept. From Hoeffel’s call for it, to Marcel Groen’s motion to do it in the governor’s race without a vote (at the behest of both Hoeffel and Onorato, who really really really didn’t want a vote either).

Hoeffel=LOSER. Joe, you can go back to Montco, but keep your distance from your partner there. It is really looking like Jim Matthews and Barry Miller are cruising toward getting indicted. Don’t get burned in that.

For doherty to be even considered for a job within another district of the Commonwealth outside of Scranton sets race relations back 4,000 years in this State and any financial gains the Commonwealth may have made back another 5,000 years.

Not only has the City of Scranton been one of the Commonwealth’s biggest recipents of “WELFARE”/State Aid having worn the distressed City status for almost 20 years now under doherty “TOTAL” lack of leadership.

In addition, Not “1″ Minority has ever been hired by that clown to a supervisory position within her crony inner-circle the entire 8 years that creep has been in office.

Instead of seeking the demon-cratic party’s endorsement. Members of that party should be launching a long-over due “INVESTIGATION” into how doris has pissed away Tax Payers Monies, Gave away Tax Payer “OWNED” Assets and re-direct Tax Payer Project Monies to items/projects on her “SELF-SERVING” agenda!