tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19777639.post114028476424268853..comments2020-11-16T00:05:34.191-05:00Comments on THE CENTRIST: 31: "Non-endorsement of Lynn Swann"TONY PHYRILLAShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18383642518928715216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19777639.post-1140295648439713242006-02-18T15:47:00.000-05:002006-02-18T15:47:00.000-05:00I agree for the most part with what you said. And...I agree for the most part with what you said. <BR/><BR/>And I do agree that not voting for the Republican in November will likely mean a reelection for Rendell, much as I abhor the thought.<BR/><BR/>So we are left with a Hobson's Choice, vote for a candidate that you know will do you dirt because he already has, or vote for a candindate about whom you know nothing, and trust in God. <BR/><BR/>Once again our state Republican Party has left us in the lurch. <BR/><BR/>Could we have expected anything else? After all, they are the people who created the Republican Party in Pennsylvania as we know it...totally unresponsive to the people, out of touch with the people, and only interested in greed, and sticking it to the Dems (which I am all for!). <BR/><BR/>The State Republican Committtee does not represent me. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, Operation Clean Sweep has been unable to field a candidate for Governor. Why they could not get together with Jim Panyard eludes me. It seems a good match. <BR/><BR/>I trust OCS to do its thing this summer and fall, and get a whole passel of candidates elected, and a whole bunch of incumbants thrown out. Perhaps that will be a powerful message to whoever wins the Governor's race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19777639.post-1140295008412327612006-02-18T15:36:00.000-05:002006-02-18T15:36:00.000-05:00Essentially, the republican party has dictated who...Essentially, the republican party has dictated whom to vote for in the May primary. So what's the sense of even having a primary? We had three viable candidates for Governor, and the republican party has taken that away. Bill Scranton had it right when he at least pushed for an open primary. I didn't see Swann doing that, and Panyard didn't care because he wasn't seeking the endorsement of the party anyway.<BR/><BR/>I, too, will be writing in someone other than Swann for the May primary, although at this point, I'm not sure which way I will go.<BR/><BR/>You can be sure that I want to see Rendell ousted as well. When November comes, I will be voting for whoever the Republican party has on the ballot. I want change in Harrisburg, and the only way to get that is to vote Republican. A write-in vote in November only serves to water down the 'clean sweep' votes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com