 Corbett formally announced his candidacy for reelection on November 8, 2013.Corbett was considered vulnerable, as reflected in his low approval ratings.An August 2013 Franklin & Marshall College poll found that only 17% of voters thought Corbett was doing an "excellent" or "good" job, only 20% thought he deserved to be reelected, and 62% said the state was "off on the wrong track".