His polls have definitely weakened because, one, he had signed the legislative pay-raise bill last year, which was highly unpopular; and, two, he failed to deliver on his promise to lower property taxes.

For a governor who signed the despised legislative pay raise and saw his plan to use gambling money to lower property taxes go down in flames, Ed Rendell ought to be called Teflon Ed.

While voters think the legislative pay raise is excessive and want it repealed, it does not appear that lawmakers will suffer greatly at the polls for making themselves the second-best paid Legislature in the country.

This is interesting. Usually corruption doesn't even come up in polls.

I think that's one of the greatest skills that politicians have, is choosing when to listen to the polls and when not to.

Whether this ride lasts for one year or 10 years, I want to have a home base.