Replies

uh i am Salena...not a liberal, far from it worked for three presidents, two us senators and one governor cammpaign
only lost one...
all republicans...
am i a biatch well, that is debateble...
my point was I WANT HIM TO WIN
but he cannot win under these circumstances
if you saw what i saw on that campaign you would be just as fired up as i am
if you doubt my conservative card take the time to read ALL of my columns
this was a 'pay attention people' column
not a rip on Swann column...

Well, it really didn't sound like a constructive article. Mostly because of the abundance of liberal "buzzwords". If you really want him to win, stop sounding like some kind of political operative. PA is known for plain spoken, hard working people. Let the dems get hoisted by their own petards when they spew doublespeak. Lynn will make a great governor if the entrenched politicos are just told to go pound salt.

I realize that it's small sample size, but it is my considered opinion that it would be a bad idea for Swann to name Chuck Noll as his campaign manager. As I recall, Chuck Tanner was the campaign manager for Jim Rooker's failed congressional race a number of years ago ('96 maybe?)...I was away from PA by then, and no doubt there were other reasons why Rooker's campaign fizzled even before the primary...but I think your point is that a candidate needs an experienced campaign manager. So appointing another outsider like Noll wouldn't work. I also realize you didn't necessarily mean the suggestion literally. Perhaps you were asking for someone who would force some discipline on him. If he is of a mind to take a vacation, why not do it in say, the Poconos or other parts of the state where he is not well known -- maybe take a few hours out of his day to get himself booked on talk radio stations during his travels.

Now I thought it was the party insiders who endorsed Swann over Scranton. Can't they get him the campaign help that he needs?