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SCRANTON DROPS OUT of PA GOVERNOR RACE
WTAE-TV | 7 Feb 2006 | WTAE-TV

Posted on 02/07/2006 2:07:52 PM PST by Petronski

Scranton has dropped out of the gubernatorial race, making Lynn Swann a virtual lock for the endorsement, without a primary.

No link just yet, it was breaking news on the TV broadcast.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: gopprimary; governorswann; pennsylvania; scranton; swann
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To: Petronski

Interesting... very interesting. I have to wonder if Swann being introduced at the Super Bowl on Sunday made Scranton throw up his hands. How does anyone buy that much publicity? ;~))


41 posted on 02/07/2006 2:30:55 PM PST by Ditto ( No trees were killed in sending this message, but billions of electrons were inconvenienced.)
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To: Ditto

For PA Republicans, the day could not be better!


For Rendell, the pucker-factor is high.


42 posted on 02/07/2006 2:31:56 PM PST by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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To: Petronski

Too bad the election isn't for another 9 months.


43 posted on 02/07/2006 2:32:36 PM PST by MarcusTulliusCicero
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To: Petronski

Much credit to him for the gracious way he is handling this!


44 posted on 02/07/2006 2:32:38 PM PST by Primetimedonna (Charter member of the San Francisco SnowFlakes! We love our Tony! It's SAN FRANCISCO, not Frisco.)
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To: Petronski
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NO SUBTERFUGE HERE. At least he was honest about it.

The Philadelphia Daily News reported last week that Gov. Ed Rendell was asked at a state budget meeting last week whether it was a coincidence the big charts he used were colored Steelers black and gold.

Rendell, a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan and TV commentator who appears increasingly likely to face a re-election challenge from Swann, the former Steeler, promptly fessed up.

"No, it's not a coincidence," he said. "This is outright pandering."

45 posted on 02/07/2006 2:32:52 PM PST by SoothingDave
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To: MarcusTulliusCicero
Too bad the election isn't for another 9 months.

Do you mean, halfway through the NFL season?

46 posted on 02/07/2006 2:33:08 PM PST by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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To: Petronski

Nice!!

Now if we could only get Petro to do the same in Ohio which would clear the path for Blackwell....


47 posted on 02/07/2006 2:34:29 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: icwhatudo

That's a really good idea!!


48 posted on 02/07/2006 2:34:40 PM PST by macrahanish #1
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To: SoothingDave
"No, it's not a coincidence," he said. "This is outright pandering."

When the literal public ass-kissing begins, the end will be nigh.

49 posted on 02/07/2006 2:34:42 PM PST by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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50 posted on 02/07/2006 2:35:03 PM PST by maggief (and the dessert cart rolls on ...)
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To: Joe 6-pack
True.

We should be concerned with Philadelphia :(

sw

51 posted on 02/07/2006 2:36:49 PM PST by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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52 posted on 02/07/2006 2:37:07 PM PST by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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To: Petronski

Saving that image too. :)


53 posted on 02/07/2006 2:39:22 PM PST by maggief (and the dessert cart rolls on ...)
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To: Petronski

This is huge. Swann does not have to spend precious cash on a primary battle and can begin taking shots at Rendell now.


54 posted on 02/07/2006 2:39:32 PM PST by Erik Latranyi (Commonsense liberalism is an oxymoron)
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To: SoothingDave

By "open primary," does it mean that any registered voter could vote in the Republican primary? (In many states, that is what is meant by an "open primary.")....I've been away from PA for a long time though....it always had closed primaries. Perhaps what is meant is "no endorsement?"


55 posted on 02/07/2006 2:41:56 PM PST by scrabblehack
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56 posted on 02/07/2006 2:42:35 PM PST by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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To: maggief

He looked like a Candidate for President at the Super Bowl.


57 posted on 02/07/2006 2:42:55 PM PST by Always Right
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To: Petronski

Is this Bill Scranton the son of the man who ran against Goldwater in the 1964 primaries?


58 posted on 02/07/2006 2:43:19 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Owl_Eagle; brityank; Physicist; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; GOPJ; abner; baseballmom; Willie Green; Mo1; ..

ping


59 posted on 02/07/2006 2:43:23 PM PST by Tribune7
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To: Erik Latranyi
This is huge. Swann does not have to spend precious cash on a primary battle and can begin taking shots at Rendell now.

On the flip side, it lets the Dims get the destruction machine fired up quickly, and it gives them plenty of time to set up the massive vote fraud machine they'll need in Philadelphia to have a chance of stealing this election.

But even this is good for us, in that the Dims will now have spend huge amounts of money they previously didn't have to in order to defend Rendell's seat. And they'll have to go all out to defend it; as another poster pointed out, Swann may have long enough coattails to give Santorum a huge boost.

60 posted on 02/07/2006 2:46:27 PM PST by CFC__VRWC ("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
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