Rendell will come out of Philly with 350K+ votes. So what? Every Democrat wins by that margin in West Camden. In the rest of the state Rendell is not popular. He's done nothing and has nothing to run on. If the Republicans had put up any candidate other than the supremely hapless Fisher in 2002 they could have beaten Fast Eddy, who, in a state that has 1.5 million men under arms in the woods on the first day of buck season couldn't manage to even mention that Rendell is the most anti-gun Democrat in the country.
As for debates, Swann is intelligent and articulate and has been in front of cameras a lot longer than Rendell. He will handle Fast Eddy just fine.
Actually I'm from Philly, so I'm among the ones who doesn't worry (or care) about an "h". Time will tell. However, the excitement over Lynn Swann is just wishful thinking at this point. If he actually gets an agenda and actually does things that make me think he's conservative, then my opinion might change. Until then, I'm not indulging in fantasy and wishful thinking.