Within Pennsylvania's top political circles, Monroe would be an isolated island, completely surrounded by the Republican Party.
From the Republican Party's perspective, the benefits were immense.
They wouldn't need to win the gubernatorial election to effectively control the state's executive and legislative branches.
A Democratic Governor stripped of all power, with a Republican in the seats of the Vice Governor and the Speaker—it was the scenario they had always dreamed of.
If they were determined to destroy Monroe, even sitting in the governor's chair, he would be trapped on an island of executive orders, unable to make a single move.
A governor who could do nothing was not an asset to the Democratic Party, but a massive liability.
And from the Democratic Party's perspective, Raymond Walker faced a dilemma of his own.
