PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: Long before there was a tea party, a political novice named Peg Luksik shocked the political establishment in 1990 by nearly knocking off then-Auditor General Barbara Hafer in a Republican primary for governor.
There’s no question the conservative Luksik’s challenge hurt Hafer’s uphill battle against Democrat Gov. Robert P. Casey, who won easily in the November election.
Bob Guzzardi, an Ardmore attorney and self-described conservative reformer, is hoping for similar — or better — results in a Republican primary next year against incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett. Guzzardi is trying to gather the 2,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot… (more)
