Pennsylvania: Don Cunningham

HARRISBURG -- Rumored Democratic 2010 gubernatorial candidate Jack Wagner, just re-elected the state's auditor general, made two of his positions clear Wednesday at a Capitol press conference.

He's against lining lawmakers' pockets with taxpayer money, and he's in favor of keeping schools safe.

Those stances don't exactly separate him from the myriad other rumored gubernatorial candidates, or, for that matter, any politician. But Wagner, in his capacity as auditor general, spoke strongly about each topic in front of reporters Wednesday.

PHILADELPHIA-As the state's leading Democrat, it's not surprising that Gov. Ed Rendell has close relationships with many of the party's candidates hoping to replace him in two years. He has worked closely on legislative matters with some, while others have been major campaign contributors.

But until Democrats pick their candidate to run for governor, Rendell says he'll try to stay above the fray.

"It's likely that I won't support anyone directly in the primary," he told PolitickerPA.com.

DENVER--Soaking in his first convention as a delegate, Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham this morning told his fellow delegates that it was time to make history.

"If we go back to our boroughs, our cities, our townships and our jobs, we will be a part of history," Cunningham said during the delegation breakfast.

Saying U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) election would be a "seminal event" in the country's history, Cunningham, a 2010 gubernatorial hopeful, praised Obama's message of hope over fear.

A few hours after PolitickerPA.com reported on the crowded early field for the 2010 governor's race, the man who still has 2 1/2 years left in the governor's mansion said that anything and everything could change between now and that distant election day.

In an interview with PolitickerPA.com, Gov. Ed Rendell said all of the potential candidates to succeed him have their political upsides, as well as their downsides.