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Pittsburgh, Pa.
LYNN SWANN is in motion, pushing a gray-haired lady in a wheelchair to her poker game. When she gets there, she asks the young man his name. He says, "I'm Lynn Swann." She says, "No, you're not, you're sh**tin' me." I'm given to understand that this is the way grannies talk in western Pennsylvania.
We're in Castle Shannon, a community outside Pittsburgh, at a summer festival. Swann is running for governor, on the Republican ticket. Very few people have to ask his name. He shows up--anywhere in the state, by all accounts--and they come running to him. Swann is a football hero, particularly in this area. He played for the Pittsburgh ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Swann rising: a big-time talent runs for governor.(Lynn Swann)