One indication that Swannie is important to Republicans in PA, a swing state, is that the MSM has all but ignored his candidacy announcement. And it goes without saying that no major "journalists" are knocking down his door for TV or radio interviews (Chris Matthews hardly qualifies). If Swannie were running as a Dem, there would have been all kinds of "human interest" stories - months before he announced and then again when he announced.
The only real bigotry existing to any significant degree in America today can be found almost exclusively in the Democrat Party and their mouthpieces in the media.