Arlen Specter, R-PA for 29 years is looking to serve another term on the blue side of the aise.
"'As the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and more in line with the philosophy of the Democratic Party,' Specter said in announcing his decision Tuesday."
I feel you, man. A move like that takes balls. I have a lot of respect for Sen. Specter, but I hope this doesn't turn out to backfire like the misteps John McCain made in the 2008 campaign, selling his soul to the Republican base for a chance at electability after running his own race in 2000 and being slimed by the Bush team.
Was running as an independant out of the question? I imagine there's more money available for the man running as the democratic candidate.
A rare piece of news reported on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/29/specter.party.switch/index.html
Now if only Franken could be seated in MN.
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