12 weeks out

More on the guv race:

In the P-G, Jim O'Toole on third-party (Libertarian and tea party) candidates possibly impacting the race: "Current polling -- Mr. Corbett's lead has hovered around 10 points in recent surveys -- and the state's political history suggest that the potential for those candidates to siphon votes represents more of an irritant than a significant threat to the Republican. But should the race tighten in the coming weeks, that could change."

In the Inquirer, Tom Infield on the state of the race 12 weeks out:

Chatting near a food court in the King of Prussia mall, lifelong Democrat Darlene Fazio was flustered that she momentarily couldn't recall the names of both major candidates for governor.

"Corbett and the Italian guy," she said.