Irey Being Courted to Challenge Specter
Salena Zito just posted this news on her Forty Fourth Estate blog:
Several Republican conservative fundraisers have approached Washington County Commissioner Diana Irey to ask her to consider a primary run against Sen. Arlen Specter.
Sources confirm they have offered to help her raise money.
One strategist said of the close-door meeting the conservative group was particularly impressed that when Irey went up against Rep. Jack Murtha, D-Johnstown, in the 2006 midterm primaries, she was able to raise between $300 to $400K online.
Diana Irey’s biggest problems in 2006 were fundraising in general and PA-12’s willingness to be bought off by John Murtha’s corruption machine. It wasn’t that she didn’t inspire loyalty and it definitely wasn’t that she wasn’t a great campaigner.
She’d be the type of fresh face and conservative voice that private donors, the RNC and the NRSC could rally around. It’s also worth noting that she’s the type of conservative that would play well in Pennsylvania’s T, which is where Republicans have to do well to win.
I haven’t heard that Ms. Irey has agreed to jump into the race but I’ll definitely monitor the situation.
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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog