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To: Tamsey
I would dearly love to see Specter get the boot. I'm supporting Toomey in the Primary unless it looks toward the very end as if it will turn into a McClintock/Schwarzenegger situation. As much as I dislike Specter, I'd rather have him as a Senator than a full-blown Democrat :-(

I urge you NOT TO FALL FOR THAT TRAP of choosing Specter on 'electability'. It is a TRAP! For one, the primary is in April. There is plenty of time for Toomey to get better recognized no matter what the polls say. Unlike Cali, we have a primary THEN a general - the whole point is to get the *right* candidate chosen in the primary. Second, Spectre is already going negative, which means he will create bad blood; if *he* wins, he is *more* likely to lose due to disaffected Republicans simply refusing to support him. Third, Santorum proves a conservative can win in PA.

IMHO, Toomey is the *stronger* candidate long-term. And think of it as a 1/2 seat pickup if Toomey wins, as Arlen's ratings are 40% of so for ACU - pathetic.

249 posted on 12/11/2003 7:56:21 PM PST by WOSG (The only thing that will defeat us is defeatism itself)
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To: WOSG
There is plenty of time for Toomey to get better recognized no matter what the polls say.

I know and that's why I'm automatically supporting Toomey, all the way up to and including the Primary... the only way I wouldn't vote for him in the Primary is if he pulls a McClintock and starts working with the Dems against the GOP. I also know that Santorum proves a conservative can win in PA, but Rendell and Gore taking the state in 2000 prove we can't get complacent... we have a lot of work ahead of us!

258 posted on 12/11/2003 8:22:53 PM PST by Tamzee (Pennsylvanians for Bush! Join http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PA4BushCheney/)
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