Corbett makes unexplained visit to Pitt

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett visited Pitt yesterday morning for an unexplained… Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett visited Pitt yesterday morning for an unexplained private meeting.

Corbett, the state’s attorney general, has not yet made any official campaign visits to campus — or confirmed a debate invitation from Pitt — and the reasons for yesterday’s visit have not been determined.

The meeting was not a public campaign event for Corbett’s gubernatorial bid, according to Pitt College Republicans president Rachel Feinstein.

Corbett left the Cathedral shortly after 10:30 a.m., heading towards Fifth Avenue. The gubernatorial candidate is eight weeks away from a relatively tight election against Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato.

The nature of Corbett’s visit to campus was not immediately determined, but Feinstein confirmed he was at Pitt for a meeting. She declined to comment further.

Graduate and Professional Student Assembly president Nila Devanath said Corbett’s visit did not involve her organization. GPSA has been negotiating a debate with the Onorato and Corbett campaigns since the summer.

Onorato has confirmed he will attend the late-September debate, and Corbett has not.

Pitt spokesman John Fedele said he did not have any information about Corbett’s visit — or who he met with — and did not think it was likely that any information pertaining to the meeting would be available.

Officials from Corbett’s campaign were not immediately available for comment.