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Posted on 04/23/2004 10:04:50 AM PDT by Veritas_est
Pennsylvania: Fox News' Beltway Boys Predict Upset in PA Senate Race
Republican Assembly efforts noted
The popular weekly political talk show "Beltway Boys" on the Fox News Network predicted an upset win by conservative Congressman Pat Toomey against Incumbent RINO Senator Arlen Specter. To the surprise of many inside the Washington DC beltway, a solid pro-life Republican who will support President Bush in judicial nominations and in tax policy is on the verge of an upset victory over the liberal Senator who has fought the President on both crucial issues.
Despite the efforts by Specter to derail the President's nominees and his weakness on fiscal issues the President endorsed the re-election of Specter. If returned to office, Specter is poised to take the Chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee. While it would seem apparent that the White House would be better served by Toomey the endorsement is seen by many as an effort to limit the antagonism of what would ordinarily be a certain re-election of an incumbent.
In the past couple of weeks the relatively unknown Toomey has soared in the polls and should be well in the lead by Election Day if the current trends continue. While Toomey has motivated supporters and turnout by conservatives should be very good, Specter has resorted to desperate tactics by encouraging liberal Democrat union members to register to vote as Republicans promising that they can immediately return to the Democrat Party.
The efforts to get unashamed liberals to vote for Specter may have actually helped Toomey in his recent upswing in polling. Capitalizing among the bulk of the GOP being conservative Toomey has identified himself with "The Republican Wing of the Republican Party" which is the copywritten moniker of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA) and the Pennsylvania Republican Assembly. The Republican Assembly group in Pennsylvania endorsed Toomey earlier this year and much of its leadership have been close to the campaign.
Republican Assemblies work to keep the GOP conservative by endorsing true conservatives prior to primary elections and then putting their vast volunteer network to work for those candidates.
Use of the phrase "The Republican Wing of the Republican Party" in the campaign and on the Fox News broadcast brought a flood of interest to the NFRA. NFRA President, Richard Engle said, "We are pleased that Cong. Toomey is using the phrase because it reflects the reason we are known by it." Engle continued, "If a non-member of a Republican Assembly or a candidate not endorsed by a state chapter were to use the phrase, well, they would get a call from our attorney. In this case it is very appropriate and we are very encouraged by the recent polling in Pennsylvania. I just hope that the trend continues and that the Pennsylvanians who have seen Sen. Specter as the obstructionist liberal that he is will stay motivated and vote for Cong. Toomey for US Senate.
If Toomey has a chance to win do you think Bush, Rove,and Santorum would be suporting Spector?
To think you know what you are talking about one has to assume that Bush,Rove and Santormum would prefer a RINO that often votes against them to a Conservative who would always vote for them.
The only reason that Bush, Rove, and Santorum are supporting Spector is they desperately need an R in Pa to hold control of the senate. They are convinced that Toomey would lose to Hoefel.
Team Bush is supporting Specter because to not do so would cause problems for them in the Senate among other Pubbies there. It is a matter of decorum. They would do it even if Specter was a lower odds on winner than Toomey in the General, unless matters were really extreme. Didn't Bushrove support that pathetic creature Smith of NH? He was taken down, and we are the better for it.
Absolute Garbage and you surely know it. Everyone who has been in politics more than an half hour knows that a Presidents power with members of his party in the Senate comes from an ability to elect and defeat candidates at the polls.
If Bush felt Toomey could win nothing could give Bush more power with the remaining RINOs in the senate than to defeat Spector and elect a conservative in his place. No RINO up for election in 2006 or 2008 would dare to look cross eyed at Dubya... for fear Dubya would do it to him.
You can fool the ignorant Torie... but don't try the "Can't Offend RINOs" crap on me. I know better. I learned how to play the Senate game from LBJ. He was the all time champ. And if they get FR in hell, LBJ is laughing his a$$ off at your silly Post.
Didn't you go to Michigan? I seem to recall you were cheering for some Michigan team when Woody Hayes had a football rammed up some sort of depression in your anatomy. I seem to recall that you were thereafter referred to as the girl with the leather (something or other).... It could help explain why all that excrement comes out of your mouth.
You failed to address why team Bush endorsed Smith. Why was that?
You might get a coronary if Toomey wins, because it is going to be tight right up to the November election, and it might lead to chest pains for you just thinking about all the crow you might have to chow down if Toomey takes the gold.
You probably also won't like it if Specter wins the primary, because by the General it will also be tight I suspect, and you might not like you sale of the "Specter solution" to all that ails being caught out as a bill of goods. I suspect it will be lose-lose for you either way, as an odds on proposition. Definitely better than the slots. Cheers.
Sorry to be so long in answering. I think the answer to both questions is probably yes.
"the image of Kerry and McKInney on the dais together is a great photo op, no?..he'll have to be asked if he repudiates her....and her comments"
If she gets the nomination (likely) the photo op is almost certain to happen. I don't expect the question to be asked before the debates. I hope it is asked then, but for the Atlanta "token appearance" I look for a free ride for both of them.
With all due respect, if Bush, Rove and Santorum so badly wanted Specter to win on Tuesday, they would be stumping PA right now. Are Bush, or Cheney or Rove in PA this critical weekend? Santorum may be, but he does live here. My impression, collectively they did their 'duty' supported the incumbent (wink, wink) and now Snarlin' Arlen is left to his own devices.
I saw something in the Pittsburgh Trib (last week I think) about the amount of $$$ was being spent on the Senatorial campaign. Specter cha-ching rings in at over 15 million dollars (plus the Pres stumping two weeks ago)!!! Toomey, by contrast, around 3 million. Now when Toomey wins on Tuesday you really don't think that the Republican party is just going to throw up their hands and say 'that's it...PA is gone.' No. If Toomey can generate these kinds of number and this kind of support on a shoestring (compared to the Scottish one) imagine what Pat could do with $$$ and the Pres.? Just asking...
Yeah!
Your so-called debacle led to the election of President Ronald Reagan.
Either way, this doesn't reflect well on you.
Dan
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