Posted on 02/24/2010 6:39:59 AM PST by Tribune7
Joe Watkins, the pastor of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church which is the oldest African American Lutheran Church in Philadelphia, has announced he is ending his bid to be the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor making the road for party-endorsed Joe Cawley, a Bucks County Commissioner, that much smoother.
Watkins was expected to Cawley's biggest threat.
Those saying they are still in the race are: Chet Beiler -- former Lancaster County GOP chairman Steve Johnson-- York County businessman Russ Diamond, founder of PaCleanSweep
Candidates who still have their campaign websites up include: Billy McCue, a businessman John Kennedy, a former state representative
(Excerpt) Read more at billlawrenceonline.com ...
I’m going for Diamond.
I know him personally. Would be like electing Goofy.
Of course, the others are like the Seven Dwarfs.
That's in the primary, of course. I'll vote for him the general unless I learn he is a hyper lib or buds with Michael Smerconish.
I knew Joe Watkins when he lived in Virginia for a bit. He’s a great guy. I hope there’s a role in politics for him some day.
I don't know all that much about him. I'd occasionally catch his radio show on WPHT on Saturdays, which I liked.
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