Poll Finds Wolf Has Commanding Lead Over Corbett

By Alison Smith:

Democratic challenger Tom Wolf holds a commanding lead over Gov. Tom Corbett, a new poll finds.

A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday, Sept. 11, finds that Wolf is leading Corbett 59 to 35 percent with eight weeks before Election Day.

Wolf, the former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, leads 91 to 7 percent among Democrats and 53 to 39 percent among independent voters, the poll found. Corbett’s lead among Republicans, 66 to 28 percent, was described by Quinnipiac as “lackluster.”

“A stunningly bad showing for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, who is clobbered across the board on issues, leadership and other character traits by a candidate who was unknown to most voters earlier this year,” said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.

Live interviewers surveyed 1,161 likely voters from Sept. 3 to 8, Quinnipiac University said. Both land lines and cell phones were called; the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.