Bah! Drivel from a newbie who doesn't know any better.
Lynn Swann, and every conservative, has every reason and "business" to run for governor...which can be summed up by: beliefs.
If he needs qualified people to handle the administrative tasks of the Governor, then he can hire the very best. He doesn't need a city council to mayor to state senator resume.
Common citizens running government. What a (conservative) concept!
And you newbies who don't get it (re: beliefs), give it up.
Lynn Swann is a common citizen? He is a name, and I cannot believe PA does not have a more qualified candidate. He is a good guy who does a lot of community work from what I hear, but Governor of PA, come on. The man has never had a "real" job. A governor should have some real experience in business and/or politics. I think he may have trouble in the primary.
"Beliefs"
Being a leader and a governor requires a great deal more than beliefs. It requires coming up with real world applications to those beliefs and enacting policy that converts the beliefs into results. Everyone has beliefs.