A Pennsylvania Spoiler Joins Race for Governor

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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.

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"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.

Go Diamond, get those 67,000 signatures!