I volunteered for Diana’s campaign, I live in the district. Both Irey and Russell ran virtually unopposed in their respective primaries. There has not been a competitive Republican primary in the 12th CD in years.
You say Russell is being selfish, I say Russell is being honest and courageous. And guess what, Gleason created the situation the Republican party here finds itself in, not Russell. Russell just wants clean politics and honest party officials.
So do I.
How could the republican party have handled it any better? Gleason did not pick the candidate. The state was not going to have a special election in the district. What could have been done differently? I'm sure that the process on the Democratic side was pretty much the same.
"I volunteered for Diana’s campaign, I live in the district. Both Irey and Russell ran virtually unopposed in their respective primaries. There has not been a competitive Republican primary in the 12th CD in years."
Both Irey and Russell are solid conservatives so we had a good conservative run against Murtha. We now have a competitive republican primary. I don't see why you're upset.