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Many observers say that the race between Gov. Tom Corbett and Democrat Tom Wolf has been a snore, but what’s it like to cover it from the inside—and to compete 24/7 with all the new media outlets and technologies?

THOMAS FITZGERALD, chief political writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer, is currently tracking the race for governor of Pennsylvania. He covered the last four presidential campaigns for the paper, where he also was a reporter in Philadelphia’s City Hall and a state capital correspondent. Earlier, Fitzgerald has worked for The Bergen (N.J.) Record and The New Orleans Times-Picayune. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from The University of Michigan.

JOHN M. BAER, a political columnist for The Philadelphia Daily News, is a member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and a founding member and president of the Pennsylvania Press Club. He authored the 2012 book, On the Front Lines of Pennsylvania Politics: Twenty-Five Years of Keystone Reporting (The History Press). A graduate of Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland, he holds a Masters Degree from Temple University.