A Pennsylvania Spoiler Joins Race for Governor

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

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A Pennsylvania Spoiler Joins Race for Governor

By IAN URBINA
Published: April 13, 2006

ALTOONA, Pa., April 11 — In what was already proving a surprisingly tight contest, the race for governor of Pennsylvania has grown more complicated with the entry of an independent candidate who helped spearhead a grass-roots insurgency last year against the state legislature.

The latest arrival in the race is Russ Diamond, a businessman who last July founded PACleanSweep, a political action committee born of voter outrage after legislators approved a controversial raise for themselves.


Mr. Diamond's run will most likely increase attention on what he describes as a lack of transparency and a prevalence of special interests in Harrisburg, the state capital.


Some pollsters say Mr. Diamond, who must still gather 67,000 signatures by Aug. 1 to get on the ballot, would be more likely to pull votes from Mr. Swann than from Mr. Rendell because PACleanSweep has its deepest roots among Republicans.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/13/us/13penn.html

[Stinky The Clown]

1. Well, okay then .......

"Some pollsters say Mr. Diamond, who must still gather 67,000 signatures by Aug. 1 to get on the ballot, would be more likely to pull votes from Mr. Swann than from Mr. Rendell because PACleanSweep has its deepest roots among Republicans."

Let the unravelling continue.

[drm604]

2. Yep.

Go Diamond, get those 67,000 signatures!