It will be tough to top last week’s excitement and intrigue with a second round of “Bonusgate” charges capturing the attention of Pa.’s political observers, we’ll give it a shot.
State Rep. Sam Rohrer (R-Berks) is expected to formally announce his entry into the GOP gubernatorial primary on Tuesday night at a town hall event in West Lawn, PA. Rohrer will face an uphill battle against Attorney General Tom Corbett, the clear-cut GOP front runner, and US Rep. Jim Gerlach, whose 6th congressional district significantly overlaps with Rohrer’s. Still, Rohrer will have a clear position in the primary as the conservative option for Republican voters.
In the wake of Bonusgate, Round II, there will be some continued, half-hearted calls for AG Tom Corbett to resign from his position as he runs for governor, but don’t expect anything to come from it. His GOP challenger, Jim Gerlach, has publicly declared Corbett’s position a “conflict of interest,” but Corbett has plainly stated that he will not resign. Considering he levied charges against Republicans, most notably State Rep. John Perzel. there probably won’t be sufficient public outcry to make this an actual issue.
We’re keeping an eye out for some more press releases and media baiting from new 7th district Democratic candidate Bryan Lentz. Though Lentz’s candidacy has been fairly obvious for some time now, his official announcement came at the worst possible time, just as AG Tom Corbett unveiled a new round of “Bonusgate” charges. Lentz got obligatory coverage from local Philadelphia outlets, but the front pages and politics discussions were dominated by charges against Northeast Philly’s own John Perzel.
Oh, and if you hadn’t heard, a former governor of Alaska has a book coming out.
Tags: Bonusgate, Corbett, Gerlach, Lentz, Rohrer, Weekly Primer
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