With the political eyes of the nation on Sen. Specter's party switch and a potential clash with Rep. Joe Sestak (D., PA) in the 2010 Democratic Senate primary, it's easy to forget that Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey has a primary opponent.
Peg Luksik, the self-described "kitchen table mom" and former gubernatorial from Johnstown, has launched a listening tour to give voters a chance to interview her. Luksik is making appearances in Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton this week before heading west after the July 4 holiday.
Her Website design recalls the 1950s and "Kitchen Table Blog" offers observations on free trade, judicial elections and the founding fathers. In her "Ask Me" section, Luksik defends her right to run against those who call her candidacy against GOP frontrunner Pat Toomey "divisive."
"Elections are, by definition, about making choices," Luksik writes. "If there is only ever one candidate, there is only ever one choice - so why have an election at all? "
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