Third and Long-Lynn Swanns substance free campaign

The Weekly Standard ^ | 4/29/2006 | Salena Zito

[GOPwatch]

Third and Long Lynn Swann's substance-free campaign. by Salena Zito

Pittsburgh LYNN SWANN, Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, walked into the room and instantly owned it. He was among five hundred or so guests attending a March fundraiser for Senator Rick Santorum with George W. Bush as the headliner. But it was Swann who was the man of the moment, rubbing elbows with Pittsburgh's elite in the tony suburban neighborhood of Sewickley, where he happens to live.

[Suzy Quzy]

What the hell is with the writer of this headline?? Must be a RENDELL supporter. Rendell's only substance is crookedness and slime.

[freednumb]

BUMP!!

[Russ]

Even a political novice should know you don't give too much detail or state positions and policies 7 months before the election. Especially when you have no opponent in the primary. The less said now the less opportuinity Rendell has to prepare responses.

[layman]

Lynn Swanns substance free campaign

The only 'substance' I'm interested in is 'honesty and character', and Rendell has very little of either.

[jubail]

Looks like Bill Kristol ordered a hit piece on Swann. Lynn must not be a McCain supporter.

[Al Simmons]

Here is more from the same article: encouraging...

"A half-hour later, Swann was on the other end of town, inside a Holiday Inn ballroom, joining some 300 people at the 2006 Pennsylvania African-American Political Convention. Although the event was billed as nonpartisan, the majority of the crowd were card-carrying Democrats. No coincidence there: Black Democrats are exactly the people Republicans are hoping Lynn Swann can win over.

Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania's incumbent governor, had just given a speech. He had emphasized the importance of voter participation and noted that he had killed legislation that would have required voters to show ID at the polls. He'd pointed to his accomplishments in minority contracts and education reform, and he had vowed to continue fighting the good fight.

Then, ten minutes after Rendell left, it happened again: Swann--Republican, self-proclaimed conservative--walked into the room and owned it. Only this time, the greeting he received was even bigger than what he had gotten in the rich, white, Republican neighborhood he'd just left."

Jolie sez...."Swannee, how I love you, how I love you, my dear old Swannee!!!"

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Soon you'll see some FReepers pleading with Swann to get out of the race so the GOP establishment hacks can run one of their RINOs.

[ClaireSolt]

Glad to see Bush, Swann, and Santorum all on the same page and in the same room. Just as important, I think Rove was there too.

[fieldmarshaldj]

You'll note the difference between this and Harris's race, Triple-E. Swann is tied with Fast Eddie. If KH was where Swann is now, no Republican would be calling for her withdrawal.

[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

Soon you'll see some FReepers pleading with Swann to get out of the race so the GOP establishment hacks can run one of their RINOs.

Um, nope. Not gonna happen in this case. Swan has a lock on the Republicrat nomination. The "establishment" candidate, Former Lt. Gov Bill Scranton Jr., pulled out of the race back in January. Swan has NO competition.

"Fat-Eddie-the-Teamster-Thug" Rendell is already targeting his commercials against Swan, so he knows who he's facing in November.

[California Patriot]

I don't like Bill Kristol. But I don't think he would have ordered a hit piece unless it was pretty clear that Swann isn't doing the job right now. And if so, Kristol's aim would probably have been to help him. It would be absurd for him to try to sink a GOP Senate candidate for someone who is, in effect, already running in the general election.

[California Patriot]

Oops, I meant "try to sink a GOP Senate candidate if he is, in effect, already running in the general election."

[Ciexyz]

Most interesting that Lynn Swann has been getting some positive publicity nationwide.

[Ciexyz]

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