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I have no stake in either Scranton, Swann or Rendell. As much as I think Rendell is scum (and have told him so to his face), he is still a veteran campaigner and debater. Swann, after a year and a half of trying to decide whether or not to run, has yet to actually articulate a series of issues or programs to run on. His only campaign theme so far is "At least I'm not Ed Rendell, and oh, by the way, I'm black." Until he gets an actual agenda and can articulately explain it, I won't hold my breath hoping for a Governor Swann.

Pa. Republicans are enthused because, after Mike Fisher, even a corpse would generate more excitement. They have visions of him swinging the black vote to Republicans, but that isn't based on any actual evidence or polling data that I've ever seen, so it falls into the category of wishful thinking.

His only campaign theme so far is "At least I'm not Ed Rendell, and oh, by the way, I'm black."

That's bullshit. He's pro-life and he intends to work on attracting jobs by cutting business taxes.

Swann doesn't need to swing the black vote, only a slice of the black vote. Same with the Pittsburgh vote: he doesn't need to win it, just a margin of it.

I just went to Swann's website. Although he doesn't have a
lot of particulars, he is starting to stake out some positions. He is Pro-life and pro-2nd Amendment. That was
enough for me to enlist as a volunteer.