Surprise! Anti-Incumbent Group Acting All Political

Last week, Russ Diamond, the founder of PACleanSweep, the anti-pay raise, anti-incumbent activist group in Pennsylvania, said he was going to run for governor. (As an independent, presumably.)

And, since he was embarking on a political mission, he was going to sever ties to the group he created. Well… not so fast.

This is a little confusing, but try to follow: When he decided to run for governor last month, Diamond asked for the board members’ resignations so he could reorganize the group. Four board members resigned, the other five stayed on. They say they’re now in control of the group, and are planning to sue for control. In the meantime, they’ve voted out Diamond as chairman and added a new board member.

If you think this sounds kind of like, oh, I don’t know, the machinations usually reserved for incumbent politicians, you’re not the only one. But, then again, what fun would an anti-incumbent group that didn’t act like politicians be?

Ousted group takes aim at PACleanSweep founder [Bucks County Courier Times]