I love Lewis Black!!!
And here is some polling goodness:
NEW YORK CITY–MAYOR–DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY–Siena: Christine Quinn 27, Anthony Weiner 18, Bill de Blasio 11, William Thompson 11 and John Liu 7.
VIRGINIA–GOVERNOR–Quinnipiac: Terry McAuliffe (D) 43, Ken Cuccinelli (R) 39.
NORTH CAROLINA–SENATE–PPP: Senator Kay Hagan (D) has comfortable leads over all comers, with prior month poll results in the parenthesis:
• 49-39 vs. physician Greg Brannon (44-40, 49-40)
• 49-39 vs. state Senate President Phil Berger (44-40, 46-42)
• 49-38 vs. state House Speaker Thom Tillis (45-40, 48-41)
• 49-37 vs. Rep. Virginia Foxx (46-39, 49-42)
• 49-36 vs. Rep. Renee Ellmers (46-39, 48-39)
• 49-36 vs. former Ambassador Jim Cain (46-38, 48-41)
• 49-35 vs. Baptist leader Mark Harris (46-37, 46-40)
• 49-34 vs. former Charlotte City Councilwoman Lynn Wheeler (45-36, 48-37)
Alex Roarty of National Journal reports:
Beset by legislative failures and bleak poll numbers, the Republican looks like the country’s most vulnerable governor heading into the 2014 election….
Already, speculation among GOP operatives has shifted to a quartet of candidates the party might turn to, including several Republicans in the state’s congressional delegation. Fearful of alienating a sitting governor, they’ve done little to publicly jockey for the potential opening. But all are said to be keeping a close eye on Corbett.
A dramatic move from Corbett to step aside isn’t imminent. On Tuesday, he replaced his chief of staff with a veteran political operative. Corbett allies say he remains laser-focused on winning reelection, even if he knows his path to victory is narrow. Meanwhile, Republicans aren’t looking to run against him in a primary, only eager to run if he opts not to run for a second term.
Roarty goes on to speculate that Keystone Republicans may get a little pushier if Corbett’s terrible approval ratings don’t improve. But at this point, Corbett is not going anywhere, and that is nothing but good news for Democrats.