Word is that some in the GOP have been trying to nudge Pat Toomey out of the Pennsylvania governor’s race and challenge Specter for his seat in 2010. Well, now there are rumors that Specter might face another serious challenger — Pittsburgh entrepreneur Glen Meakem. Meakem is independently wealthy and has his own talk radio show and newspaper column. A well-connected GOP source in Pennsylvania tells me that this should “scare the HECK out of Specter.” Meakem has already issued a press release blasting Specter for his compromise on the recent spending bill. He also told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “I’m not a candidate at this time, but I’m absolutely committed to see that there is a challenge,” Mr. Meakem said.

Also considering a run at Specter is Peg Luksik, who most recently served as campaign manager for Bill Russell, the Congressional candidate who came within a hair’s breadth of defeating John Murtha. She doesn’t quite have the resources or recognition that Meakam does, but she is savvy and a fixture in the Pennsylvania GOP.

(h/t to GrassrootsPA, which is generally a great source for following Pennsylvania politics)