It will be a significant challenge for Santorum to show a divide between him and the White House.

Swann has more of a buzz among Republican loyalists as someone who can challenge Rendell, and that never happened with Scranton.

The challenge for the White House is that a lot of the base has this 'fool me once shame on you, feel me twice shame on me' attitude. If the president talks about tax reform but there's no follow-through it could end up backfiring.

This is not a new debate. Debates of voting methods have been going on for hundreds of years.

This certainly chips away at his honeymoon period. It's just more bad news.

Little things like this can add up and cause him to lose his 'golden boy' luster.