One thing Ed Rendell doesn’t lack for is career options. The former governor is being mentioned by National Journal as a candidate for Transportation Secretary if the office’s current occupant steps down. Given his long history of criticizing President Obama, though, it’s maybe a little easier to imagine Rendell staying home and instead trying to reclaim his old office from Gov. Tom Corbett—a task he might accomplish easily, according to a new poll. Public Policy Polling, a Democratic research firm, finds that “in a head to head match-up … voters would prefer former Democratic Governor Ed Rendell to incumbent Republican Tom Corbett by a margin of 46 to 40 percent.” It’s hard not to root for such an outcome: Win or lose, Rendell would make the race a lot more interesting. UPDATE: This item had just posted, when the Daily News‘ Chris Brennan pointed out that Rendell’s name is also on a list of Michael Bloomberg’s hoped-for replacements as New York mayor. Seems like a stretch, but who knows? Rendell is a New York native, after all. [KYW Newsradio]