[victoryatallcosts]

Look, Santorum's in a tricky spot so is Bush.

There's another danger which no one is considering here.

Suppose Pat Toomey were to, with the backing of Bush and Santorum, eek out a narrow win versus Specter. We'd have a lame-duck Specter with seven months on his hands and a narrowly divided Senate.

He could do a lot of damage. If he really wanted to do a lot of damage, he could turn against Bush and campaign for Kerry in the fall. The media would eat it up.

This man remains dangerous and has to be handled very, very, very carefully.

[horatio]

It would seem that the Party leaders are already trying to run to the center. Positioning themselves for the general election.

Shame, though. The primary is where we're not supposed to hold our nose and make compromise votes.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

VAAC: Great analysis - probably as close to the truth as there is. It's funny - remember when Steve Moore made the satirical point that Kerry should select Specter as his running mate since they vote together so ofter? Considering Ketchup-boy's pursuit of McCain, maybe truth really could be stranger than fiction.

Jorge - I've heard this crap from the Specter camp, and them only. It's simply not true. You tell me why Toomey is not electable statewide (against a guy with less name recognition and money than him).

[TOUGH STOUGH]

Specter's done a lot of damage the past 24 years. And he could do a lot more in the next 6. Please read my posts above.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

But if Toomey wins INSPITE of the backing of Bush and Santorum for Specter? Fun and games for Arlen for the last seven months of his term...a vertible 74 year-olds version of a temper tantrum? I am truthfully, as a PA resident, beginning to think that Toomey can actually win this primary election. At that point, then Bush/Santorum (who have painted themselves into the Specter corner) then have the problem of how to campaign, in the fall, for Toomey so as to not tilt the delicate balance of power.

Any other PA FReepers think Toomey can pull this out?

PS, my tagline used to be 'Proud that Rick Santorum is my Senator' but, as I am 'deeply saddened' by his endorsement of the keeper of Scottish Law I feel I must endorse the keeper of OmniMedia.

[Badray]

If you think that your scenario is bad, just imagine how bad he will be as an *accountable final term, liberal as he wants to be* Senator for the next 6 years.

He's got to go and he's go to go now.

Hell, the loss to a lowly, bar owning, Hong Kong deal making, opportunistic, far out kid will probably be enough to kill him anyway.