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Specter rejected by Pa. Dems in bid for 6th term
2010-05-19
So long, Arlen. You don't know how long I've been waiting to write that.
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter has been defeated in a Pennsylvania primary in his bid for a sixth term after taking the risky step of switching to the Democratic Party.

Voters Tuesday picked U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak as the party's nominee and rejected the 80-year-old Specter in his first Democratic campaign since his GOP defection.

Sestak took the podium at a suburban Philadelphia military academy and called the vote a win for the people over the establishment, the status quo and even Washington, D.C.

The vote also was a defeat for President Barack Obama, who supported Specter when he abandoned the Republican Party last year.

The so-called moderate Specter cast his switch as a decision of principle after inflaming the GOP by voting for Obama's economic stimulus bill. But many Democratic voters correctly questioned his motives.
Posted by:Steve White

#10  In DC this morning, the radio said Specter's defeat was Bush's fault. YJCMTSU.

Of course. Sestak's campaign tied him to Bush - THAT'S why he was defeated!
Posted by: Bobby   2010-05-19 18:34  

#9  HI Mitch,
Murtha was a true Pharoh. His name is on many things in Pennsylvania. Now like the Pharohs of the past his name will be removed and another Pharoh will take his place on these buildings. What I find interesting is how they had him in the media without him using his gutter language. He cursed like a pirate.
Posted by: Dale   2010-05-19 17:42  

#8  Meh, if I was confident that Toomey would take Sestak in the general, I'd be more willing to celebrate. But this commonwealth is full of ossified, poor retirees and those idiot children of theirs who weren't ambitious enough to move to a state with a future.

I'm pissed about PA-12 this morning, and pretty damn pessimistic about the future. The stupid, selfish fuckers voted for Critz as if he *was* Murtha. They're gonna find out that a freshman congressman isn't going to be able to bring home the boodle that the bloated old defense-industry tick was able to steal, no matter what party his successor happens to belong to.
Posted by: Mitch H.   2010-05-19 11:36  

#7  The moderate Specter..

moderate, adj: someone who "Don't need no stinking Constitution" to restrain their desires and wants.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2010-05-19 10:01  

#6  and I thought Christmas only comes once per year.
Posted by: HammerHead   2010-05-19 08:20  

#5  Specter's political career gives up the ghost.
Posted by: Mike   2010-05-19 08:13  

#4  So long asshole. You are the cancer that is killing Washington and this country. Glad to see the voters cut you out.
Posted by: DarthVader   2010-05-19 08:10  

#3  The question that's running through my mind is when are the Dems gonna throw O under the bus?
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2010-05-19 06:57  

#2  54%/46% in favor of Sestak with 90% of precincts reporting. He's toast.

Woohoo!
Posted by: gorb   2010-05-19 03:53  

#1  Good riddance.
Posted by: KBK   2010-05-19 00:11  

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