With 48 hours to go in the campaign, President Barack Obama stumped for Democrat Tom Wolf Sunday as he seeks to unseat Gov. Tom Corbett (R).
Some Democratic candidates have tried to distance themselves from President Obama this year, as his approval rating in recent polls has gone below 45 percent. However, Wolf has enjoyed a double-digit lead against Corbett in most polls, and hoped the president would help to drive turnout among core Democratic supporters Tuesday.
People began lining up around 11 a.m. Sunday for the event at Temple University.
Tiara Davis said she's dissatisfied with Corbett's handling of education.
"He's cutting schools. We've got to have cigarette taxes and everything. That's not cool. He's just making it worse for the kids and everything," said Davis.
Education was one of three issues Wolf mentioned in brief remarks before the president took the stage. He also pledged to address income inequality and job growth, if elected.
"We need to make sure we follow through on that promise by fully and fairly funding our schools," said Wolf.
President Obama talked about Wolf's background in business but also spent much of the speech talking about his own record in dealing with the recession and gridlock in Washington.
"I'm not saying there's anything wrong with Republican leadership as Americans. I'm just saying they've got bad idea," said Obama.
Ahead of the president's speech, Rep. Scott Perry (R-4th) spoke Thursday about the choice he believes voters have on Election Day.
"He's here to support Tom Wolf. If you don't agree with President Obama's policies, there's a very real chance that you will not agree with Tom Wolf's policies, and we encourage people to be informed," said Perry.
Obama countered, "If we hadn't tried that for 10 years, resulting in our ultimate disaster, they'd have an argument. But, we did try it and it didn't work. We can't go back to that. We've got to go forward with Tom Wolf."
If Tom Wolf wins Tuesday, he'll be the first challenger to unseat an incumbent governor since Pennsylvania's Constitution was amended in 1968 to allow governors to seek two consecutive terms.