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| Bush Helps Swann Raise Campaign Cash |
| 2006-08-17 |
| LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - President Bush, speaking at a fundraiser Wednesday that an official said raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the struggling campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Lynn Swann, devoted about half of his speech to the war in Iraq. ``If we cut and run ... this would be a defeat for the United States on a key battleground in the global war on terror,'' Bush said. Bush also praised Swann in his speech before about 350 people at the Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center, citing the candidate's plans to cut taxes and work to lower medical malpractice insurance rates. ``He's not running for his ego; he's running because he wants to serve the people of this state, and he's got a platform that makes a lot of sense,'' Bush said. Swann campaign spokesman Leonardo Alcivar said the event raised about $700,000. ``It's a significant step in our campaign,'' Alcivar said. Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell led Swann 54 percent to 34 percent among registered voters in a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday, a margin that changed little from a June poll that had the former Philadelphia mayor leading Swann 55 percent to 31 percent. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 It's not unfortunate. Every bit of evidence so far indicates that Rendell is a better politician, candidate and governor than Swann would be. If that's not the case, Swann better start to demonstrate that he's actually alive. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-08-17 10:44 |
| #2 Rendell is a corrupt scumbag, and everybody knows it. However, republican conservatives are still racists and some can't even consider voting for a black man. I know, my best friend is one such jackass. By the way, the same can be applied to Hillary running for president. Some people just will not vote for a woman. She will loose. Unfortunately, so will Lynn Swann. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-08-17 10:31 |
| #1 I haven't been following the gubernatorial race too much, despite working right in Harrisburg. Still, Swann could use some additional recognition (a letter to Rendell which got kicked over to the agency where I work criticized a policy of his and then added, "maybe the guy who's running against you might be interested in this." I had to chuckle; they apparently couldn't recall his name). |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2006-08-17 09:10 |