Endorsements, polls and a board game make this week’s list. Check out the Ups & Downs.

Rob McCord. This governor candidate is proving himself to be a notch above the rest when it comes to nabbing union endorsements. The UFCW Local 1776 in southeast Pa. endorsed him on Tuesday and Pittsburgh’s IBEW Local 5 endorsed him yesterday. Word is that the state’s chapter of AFSCME isn’t far behind.

Tom Corbett. Another poll, another raft of bad numbers for the Governor. This week Franklin & Marshall found just 1 in 5 registered voters thinks Corbett deserves re-election, or believes he is doing a good or excellent job. The biggest sting? By 2 points, 44% to 42%, Republican voters think he should step aside rather than run in 2014. Not exactly the fanfare one would seek on the cusp of officially kicking off a re-election bid.

Shaughnessy Naughton. The first time candidate got her first ever union endorsement this week, in the form of Ironworkers Local 401. She faces Kevin Strouse in the Democratic primary to challenge Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick next fall.

Bill Shuster. In his first major bill as House Infrastructure Chairman, Rep. Shuster’s water project legislation passed 417-3. A win that big in such a divided Congress is no small feat. If his work is that popular in Congress, his primary opponent Art Halvorson will have a difficult time toppling him next spring.

Tom Muller. Co-worker, fellow Democrat and sitting Lehigh County Executive Matt Croslis endorsed Tom Muller’s opponent, Republican Scott Ott in the race to replace him.
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Delco GOP. For years, Delaware County’s Republican machine negated the demographic trends that favor Democrats in southeastern Pa. County offices have stayed blue for decades. There hasn’t been a Dem on the judicial bench in the history of the County. A strong fundraising period in the runup to the 2013 election underscored the GOP’s deep institutional advantages.

Ninety. The actual campaign for Pittsburgh Mayor is not that exciting, so politicos in the city invented an alternative. The strategy board game is Ninety, named for the city’s 90 neighborhoods and it debuted to great press. Players travel around trying to win over supporters and mudsling votes away from opponents. It was created by Alex Pazuchanics, a legislative assistant for state Rep. Erin Molchany, and Adam Shuck, communications manager for Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak. Full disclosure: during a play test of the game this week, Keegan was elected Mayor.

Tweet of the week: John Micek. The Editorial and Opinions Editor for the Harrisburg Patriot News offered this astute observation.

Odds of Corbett admin getting Lottery deal now roughly the same as winning Powerball? Yet another extension announced.

— ByJohnLMicek (@ByJohnLMicek) October 29, 2013

Tweet of the week: runner up: State Rep. Glen Grell (R-Cumberland). Because we’ve all been there.

An observation – anything small enough to fall in the space between your car’s front seat and the console will inevitably end up there.

— glen grell (@grg87) October 29, 2013