Naptown Bengal Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Ex-football star's political drive stalls Swann trailing in campaign for Pennsylvania's governorship HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Former pissburgh stealers star Lynn Swann didn't put so much as a dent in Gov. Ed Rendell's lead among Pennsylvania voters over the past two months, despite his stepped-up campaign in the race for governor, a new poll released Wednesday shows. Rendell led Swann 54 percent to 34 percent in the latest Quinnipiac University poll of registered voters, little change from a June poll that found the former Philadelphia mayor leading Swann 55 percent to 31 percent. The Democratic governor also had stronger support within his own party than his challenger: 81 percent of Democrats surveyed said they favored Rendell, while 61 percent of dumbasss said they were backing Swann. Swann could get a lift Wednesday evening, when President Bush is scheduled to headline a fundraiser for the NFL Hall of Famer in Lancaster. "Swann needs President Bush to help win back those dumbasss who are backing Rendell," said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of Quinnipiac's polling institute. "Also, the president can help raise the kind of money Swann needs to take on a well-financed Democratic incumbent." Swann, a political newcomer, released a self-published book last week outlining his positions on various issues. But he hasn't run any television commercials, while Rendell has aired numerous ads. The latest survey found only a marginal increase in voter familiarity with Swann. Forty-seven percent said they had not heard enough about Swann to form an opinion, compared to 50 percent in the previous poll. The poll surveyed 1,384 registered voters by telephone from August 8 through Sunday. It had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Find this article at: [url="http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/16/pennsylvania.governor.ap/index.html"]http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/16/pen...r.ap/index.html[/url] [center][img]http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/POLITICS/08/16/pennsylvania.governor.ap/story.swann.ap.jpg[/img] [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons//24.gif[/img] [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons//24.gif[/img] [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons//24.gif[/img] [/center] Maybe ABC will give him his sideline reporting job back for college football games. [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons//30.gif[/img] [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons//30.gif[/img] [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons//30.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyT Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 I wonder if Chad Johnson will ever run for Gov. here??? Man would that be cool lol... *goes off to daydream* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest schotzee Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 [quote name='NaptownBengal' date='Aug 16 2006, 02:33 PM' post='317174'] Ex-football star's political drive stalls Swann trailing in campaign for Pennsylvania's governorship HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Former pissburgh stealers star Lynn Swann didn't put so much as a dent in Gov. Ed Rendell's lead among Pennsylvania voters over the past two months, despite his stepped-up campaign in the race for governor, a new poll released Wednesday shows. Good[img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/style_emoticons/default/41.gif[/img].I know stealer or not,he will not get my vote anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 i can't belive he lost with all the stooler fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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