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That race was a cliffhanger, the closest of Specter's career. Here are the final results as of Wednesday at midnight:

Arlen Specter 538,449 50.6%
Patrick Toomey 526,840 49.4%

I'm satisfied. A moderate, pro-life 'Rat (like Bob Casey or Tim Holden) could have picked up disaffected Toomey voters. But Joe Hoeffel is far more appalling than Specter at his worst. So Specter will keep this seat from becoming very competitive this year, allowing Republicans to concentrate their resources elsewhere (like South Dakota). But he'll return as a lame duck who won't win another term in 2010. He can be replaced with a conservative then. Toomey is a force to be reckoned with, and will be heard from again. All in all, everyone comes out ahead from Toomey's near-win, except for the 'Rats and their minions.