rssCan Peg Luksik Save Specter?
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 11:25 am
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One tidbit I left out of yesterday’s story about Arlen Specter was that Peg Luksik, a long-time pro-life activist and frequent candidate, was also considering running in the Republican primary. She just reiterated her intention to run.
Luksik says [Pat] Toomey told her in February that he wasn’t running for the Senate. She says it’s up to Toomey to decide whether he want to risk dividing the GOP’s conservative wing and allowing Specter to win a sixth term.
I didn’t pay much attention to Luksik because my sources considered her, to use a term they repeated, “a has-been.” Luksik ran for governor three times in the 1990s, once as a Republican and twice as the nominee of the Constitution Party. She lost all three times, winning 44 percent in the 1990 Republican primary (against a pro-choice Republican), 13 percent in her 1994 third-party run, and 10 percent in her 1998 run. In her final race she raised $691,000, a fraction of what Toomey raised (at least $2.2 million). Last year she re-entered Republican politics to manage the campaign of Bill Russell, a challenger to Rep. John Murtha (R-Pa.) who actually raised as much money as the incumbent, about $3.5 million. Despite that, despite Murtha’s 11th hour gaffes about “rednecks” and his “racist” constituents, despite Sen. John McCain narrowly carrying the district, Murtha smashed Russell 59-41.
Conservatives are not at all happy about a Luksik run — it creates some hope for Specter, where a one-on-one race with Toomey meant his certain defeat. But Toomey, who won the endorsement of Dr. James Dobson in 2004, can outflank an activist who has never won an election and who left the Republican Party before Miley Cirus was born. The Luksik run could create space for Specter, or it could allow Toomey to portray himself as the pragmatic conservative in between a moderate and a fringe activist.
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Comment posted March 11, 2009 @ 8:34 pm
I think this is not the good idea for discussing government candidate. We're doomed in Obama law which Americans even those who elected him as president are having a BIG empty space in their mind. What's next for the American people. GOP is taking aim to the newly picked democrat candidate for 20th congressional election Scott Murphy for refusing to accept his responsibility even documents proved that he has outstanding tax cases.
Stimulus Bill won't save the economy and so the people of America. Because, the overall impact is much of what we need. Out of $787B package, around $290B comes in the form of tax cuts, $100B business tax cuts and etch. All of which goes to the top 10% of the income distribution. It is really nothing in the package.
Billions foreclosures fillings and bankruptcy is what dragging down the net worth of the economy. I think Obama is going down very similar path to the Bush administration. I really disappointed with the 1st month of Obama administration.
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Comment posted April 24, 2009 @ 8:52 am
A fringe activist? Seems to me Luksik has a good handle on what the role of government should be. Or are we simply betting on horses here?
Comment posted April 24, 2009 @ 3:52 pm
A fringe activist? Seems to me Luksik has a good handle on what the role of government should be. Or are we simply betting on horses here?
Comment posted December 3, 2009 @ 10:08 am
Peg has very solid ideas and beliefs. However, having actually worked near enough to her in her charitable days, I can tell you she just couldn't handle public office. She doens't have the interpersonal ability to affect any changes nor prevent the continuing erosion of individual rights. She is a great idea person but will not be able to handle the day to day accountibility…she should team up with Toomey to campaign on his behalf. Or at the very least not split the vote.
Comment posted December 3, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
Peg has very solid ideas and beliefs. However, I worked near enough to her in her charitable days, I can tell you she just couldn't handle public office. She doesn't have the interpersonal ability to affect any changes nor prevent the continuing erosion of individual rights. She is a great idea person but will not be able to handle the day to day accountibility…she should team up with Toomey to campaign on his behalf. Or at the very least not split the vote.
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