"There's an idea, run him against Kanjorski."
No way you'd convince Scranton to run in a blue-collar district that only gave Bush 43% in 2000 and 47% in 2004. Besides, isn't Scranton a "moderate" on social issues? The only way to beat Kanjorski in that socially conservative, economically liberal district is to run well to his right on social issues (which isn't easy, because Kanjorski is pro-life and IIRC pro-gun), take moderate stances on economics (in particular, oppose free trade), try to paint Kanjorski as an enabler of Democrat radical environmentalists that have hurt the coal industry, and hit Kanjorski on his ethics violations. I don't think that Scranton is the right man for the job.