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Karen McCullough br> Madison, Alabama /p> p> The article refers to the race between Democratic Governor Ed Rendell and Republican challenger Lynn Swann. The best thing Swann can do is to keep reminding Pennsylvania voters that in the '04 presidential election Rendell machinated like crazy to keep the absentee ballots of soldiers serving overseas (presumably tilting heavily Republican) from being counted. In other words Rendell tried to disenfranchise those who are defending this country, and he relented only after a firestorm of protest. How the man still retains any respect is beyond me; certainly he hasn't a shred of dignity. br> -- Chuck Vail /p>

Mr. Holman, and of course Mr. Toomey, may be on to something. I would heartily wish their view of the electoral landscape were the correct one. Unfortunately, you cannot defeat someone with no one. President George Bush has been equally culpable in the battle to keep conservative Republicans off the ballot. He went to the mat for Specter against Toomey.

He is working hand in hand with the RNC at defeating Chafee's more conservative challenger in the GOP primary fight in Rhode Island.

While Ms. Harris looks like a lost cause in Florida, would the polls look the same for her now if the Bush White House machine had gotten behind her from the beginning? I think not. Ms. Harris stood tall for the law AND for George Bush in 2000. She also reluctantly backed down from challenging Bush choice of Martinez for the other Florida Senate seat. Too bad that Bush could not summon the grace to be as loyal to Ms. Harris.

In short, Bush is as big a part of the problem for conservatives as the Dems are. Mr. Bush is a Rockefeller, country club Republican. The fact that there are some Republicans even further to the left does not invalidate Bush's membership in the Rockefeller club. I stand by my judgment that Bush is actually embarrassed to be identified with conservative Republicans.

Mr. Bush stands with the conservative groups on religion, taxes, judges, and the sanctity of our military establishment. The list of issues where he departs from us is both long and serious. He has also absented himself from the debate to confirm his judges once he has nominated them.

I wish Mr. Toomey, and all the Club for Growth folks nothing but the greatest of success. They will get my money long before the RNC will.

p>As for Mr. Swann, I truly wish him the best in his race. I do wish that he had shown himself to be a bit more astute in his primary endorsements, however. Rendell is a tough, smart, dedicated, ruthless, machine politician. Swann defeating him is going to take the next thing to a miracle, but Lynn needs something to do beside roaming the sidelines at football games. br> --

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