Republican governor's race heating up

An Inquirer article looks at the state of things in the hot race to displace Rendell, with the Central Committee's surprise endorsement of Swann over Scranton last week (apparently I missed this), and straw polls underway in many parts of the state this week and next, leading up to the deadline for official party endorsement on February 11. The Philadelphia suburbs are considered a key region, but that caucus comes quite late in the process, and there are supporters of both Swann and Scranton in regions still to vote, so there is bound to be much speculation in coming weeks. Even then, the loser could well stick it out for the primary...