Posted on 11/09/2004 6:55:39 AM PST by Hugenot
Exit polls reveal that President Bush may have miscalculated in endorsing pro-abortion Republican Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter in his primary battle against conservative challenger Pat Toomey.
Immediately following his narrow win, Specter was quick to declare his independence from the President and re-assert his pro-abortion credentials.
After his November 2 win, Specter repeated the mantra, asserting that if he were to become Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pro-life judges need not apply.
Originally believing that a strong GOP Senate candidate in Pennsylvania could put the state's 21 electoral votes in the Bush column, the President campaigned with Specter and helped him squeak out a win against Toomey. Conventional wisdom had suggested that Toomey would be a weaker candidate in the general election.
Needless to say, Bush's endorsement of Specter angered pro-life Republicans across the state, and now exit polls suggest that many of them did not show up to vote on election day.
While national polls indicate that moral values was the number one priority for 22% of all voters, only 18% of Pennsylvania voters listed moral values as their top priority. Since 80% of these "moral values" voters nationwide supported the President, their lower turnout in Pennsylvania probably gave Kerry his narrow margin of victory in the Keystone State.
Furthermore, while Catholic voters played a major role in Ohio and Florida, Pennsylvania Catholics did not turn out in force for the President.
Nationwide, Catholics voted for Bush (52 – 47) and by wider margins in Ohio (55 – 44) and Florida (57 – 42). But Pennsylvania Catholics voted for Kerry by a margin of 51 – 49.
What do these numbers mean? That Bush will further alienate his base if he allows Specter to Chair the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Oops. Should've endoorsed TOOMEY!
Endorsement of a Judas who belongs on the far back bench with Jeffords.
Frankly, after reading about all of the vote fraud in PA, I wouldn't buy any of these statistics.
True, and it ain't rocket science: Bush won because of an energized base.
Arlen Specter is going to energize the Republican base???? On what planet?
Bad karma.
No campaign is perfect, and some screw ups are unavoidable.
The best thing for Bush to do now is to put some distance between himself and Specter by keeping Specter off the Judiciary Committee.
would really sent the RIGHT message.
Nonsense..
Pure bunk. Nobody stayed home on Nov 2nd and not cast a vote against John Kerry out of spite.
Crinkle, crumple, and toss into the garbage
miscalculation bump
No. Bush lost Pennsylvania because of voter fraud in Philthadelphia. There is no other reason. If satan was running as a dem, you would still have 100% voter turnout for satan.
When will GOP leaders learn:
1) ignore the MSM because the MSM hates the GOP and wants them to lose.
2) the GOP's natural constituency is attracted to those who stand on principle. Backing Spectre instead of Toomey makes Bush look like an opportunist instead of a man of principle.
" WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
DIVERSITY IS STRENGTH"
The lines were the longest that I have ever seen in my 33 years of voting. This is nonsense.
I've emailed and called most of the GOP Senators that will be voting on the chairmanship. I strongly voiced my opposition to Senator Specter.
Bush doesn't allow anything. It is a Senate decision, not the President's. Bush should not have any direct or overt involvement.
Spot On!
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