Tom, Wolf or Prey?

May 1, 2014

Democratic Front-Runner Tom Wolf Blasted in Debate

The Morning Call Steve Esack

Find the article by clicking here.

Is mud-slinging and attacks the effect of being in first place? For Democratic candidate, Tom Wolf, the answer is "yes."

In one of the last debates before the election on Tuesday, May 20, Democratic candidates Allyson Schwartz and Rob McCord called for an all-out attack on Tom Wolf.

Just 20 minutes into the 90-minute debate, Allyson Schwartz was on the prowl, explaining that Tom Wolf has some "questionable friends," referring to former state Rep. Steve Stetler, who was accused of fraud in 2012. Wolf defended himself as such.

A few minutes later, Rob McCord went on the attack, referring to Tom Wolf as the lovable Mr. Rogers - a means to say that "nice guys know when to break ties with questionable friends."

McCord also attacked Wolf for backing former York mayor Charles Robertson, who was accused of having a connection to the death of an African-American woman back in 2001 (dirt from 13 years ago?). Wolf responded to this blow by showing his support for the current mayor of York, who is African-American, and who was in the audience.

The hilarity of the article lies in the fact that after doing all this attacking on Tom Wolf, both Allyson Schwartz and Rob McCord struggled to answer questions that were thrown their way (one would think that someone with such a big bark would have the bite to back it).

In regards to the tone of this article, I cannot determine a specific supportive view-point - a very objective report.

In one final statement, all four Democratic candidates took shots at Tom Corbett, current Republican governor of Pennsylvania.