[50 Cal]

This is the same POS Lawyer that brought us the magic bullet theory! But it must be noted that he was reelected in a blue state that voted for Skerry.

[blackdog]

It should also be noted that voter fraud inside the city of Philadelphia is what got Spunkter an extension on his seat.

[jackbill]

And don't forget Ira Einhorn.

[Born Conservative]

Yes, he was elected in a "blue state" that voted for Kerry. However, Kerry's victory was 51-49% (hardly a landslide), and similar to the country-wide election map by county for president, PA's county map was blue on the edges, but predominantly red. Add in the factor that there was most likely widespread fraud, especially in Philth-a-delphia, then the margin was probably much less, and possibly could have turned PA "red".

This has been a daily debate on the PA message board since before the primary. It's unfortunate that Toomey lost in the primary; had he won, PA would have 2 firmly-conservative Senators. The alternative in the general election, Joe Hoeffel, wasn't any better (the lib Dem candidate), and was probably worse than Snarlin' Arlen.

At the Bush rally in Scranton (the morning after his acceptance speech at the RNC convention), both Santorum and Arlen gave speeches prior to Dubya. Santorum got overwhelming applause, and Arlen got boos. I think it's safe to say that Arlen is not strongly supported by true PA conservatives.