Will Specter make the Jump?

Dems press Specter to switch sides:

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/...009-03-16.html


During the event, which was held soon after Specter’s vote for the stimulus, Rendell chided the senator for being a Democrat in Republican’s clothing.

“You could make life a little easier for yourself by taking that registration card of yours and making that little change from ‘R’ to ‘D,’ ” Rendell said to Specter, according to a pool report from the event.

The report also said Biden joked that Specter knew in his heart that he was a Democrat.

"Specter looks to be in serious trouble in the GOP primary, with former Rep. Pat Toomey set to run against him for the second straight election. Toomey lost by less than 2 percent in 2004, and Specter is polling horribly with the GOP base.

A Susquehanna poll from late February showed 66 percent of Republicans favoring a new senator and just 26 percent supporting Specter."


He should really make the switch.

The Democrats will crush Toomey like a bug if he manages to make it to the general election. I think Specter would enjoy routing Toomey in a landslide election, but he has to become a Democrat in order to do that. For now, Specter wants to stay as a Republican. I agree that Specter should just switch sides.

If they could, they should "trade" Specter for Ben Nelson. And while they're at it, they should dump Landrieu also. It's not like Landrieu adds much to the Democractic universe.

And if they could throw in Snowe and Collins that would be awesome. They can have Baucus and Tester if they want. They're totally useless.

I guess the answer is no for now.

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/...009-03-17.html

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"Sen. Arlen Specter said Tuesday that he will not run for reelection in 2010 as a Democrat, but might run as an Independent."

“I’m staying a Republican because I think I have a more important role to play there,” he said. “I think the United States very desperately needs a two-party system. … And I’m afraid that we’re becoming a one-party system, with Republicans becoming just a regional party.”

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If he runs as an independent he will probably lose as it would just split the electorate three ways, and the democratic candidate would probably end up a majority of votes. I say this because the number democratic voters significantly outnumbers that of the republicans in Pennsylvania.

Specter is my state's Senator so I've been writing and calling his behind like crazy. I think he voted NO on Dream last time, but I'm gonna wear his behind down this time.