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A death in Pennsylvania
A close watcher of Pennsylvania emails with a consequence of the sad passing of Pennsylvania's Lieutenant Governor: Ed Rendell's successor is now a Republican, probably taking him off the list for transition, if he'd been on it in the first place.
Pennsylvania (PA) Poll * November 26, 2008 * Pennsylvania Voters Say '08 Hu - Quinnipiac University
quinnipiac.edu — "There is a lot of financial pain in Pennsylvania today. More than half the people say they... are worse off financially than they were a year ago and seven out of 10 don't expect things to get better in the next year," said Clay F. Richards, assistant ... (more) Pennsylvania (PA) Poll * November 26, 2008 * ...
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Cabinet speculation: the succession factor
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... Pennsylvania: The death last week of Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll makes an Ed Rendell Cabinet pick less likely, as Ben Smith pointed out last week. Republican Joe Scarnati is now the lt. gov. under state law, and Democrats wouldn't want to give him another promotion anytime soon. ...

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