Posted on 03/03/2005 5:35:15 AM PST by Born Conservative
I believe Pennsylvania Democrats also nominated Lynn Yeakel in 1992, whose sole platform was bashing Arlen Specter for questioning Anita Hill. I wouldn't put it past them to nominate a pro-abort woman over the pro-life Casey.
He's all over the local newscasts here in PA. I think he's trying to send a signal that despite his illness and treatments, he can be an active and effective Senator. I don't think there's any chance that he would resign and allow Rendell to appoint a Democrat to fill his seat. Like Strom Thurmond, even if they have to prop him up in a chair, he's not going anywhere.
Your prognosis may prove out, considering Santorum will be running in an off year and it will harder getting Democrats to get out and vote. The conservative T folks in PA who are staunchly pro-life should come out in big numbers for Santorum, but Casey might skim some of those votes off the top because he, too, is pro-life.
Since Casey, Sr. was treated so poorly by his party's elite, that party has gotten even more left-wing. Casey, Sr. would hardly recognize his own party, if he were still alive.
They're probably going to have to prop him up in a chair because I'm sure that he's determined to hang on long enough to influence the Supreme Court nomination to replace Rehnquist.
Casey is definitely the bigger threat to Santorum. Even though he doesn't have the charisma of his father, the Casey name still carries a ton of good will in PA. Many Pennsylvanians are essentially one issue voters, and abortion is the one issue. Many of those dems that hold their noses and vote pro-life republican would much rather vote pro-life democrat. A pro-life democrat with a strong family legacy is golden in PA. Gonna be tough for Rick.
....hold their noses and vote pro-life republican would much rather vote pro-life democrat. A pro-life democrat with a strong family legacy is golden in PA. Gonna be tough for Rick.....
exactly right.
Casey enters U.S. Senate race; Hafer withdraws
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1356076/posts
12:50 pm – 3/4/2005
Hafer is the most unlikeable person in PA politics. Santorum would beat Hafer easily. Casey could win with an excellent organization that would keep him out of the limelight. Basically, his campaign has to be "Liked my dad? I have the same name."
A lot of pro-life Democrats in western PA.
Don't be so sure. Emily's List has scads of money and Jr. lost handily to Fast Eddie Rendell. Hafer stands a very good choice at being nominated. I hope she wins. She'll be the first person to lose statewide office having been nominated by both parties.
I don't believe Jr. is pro-life. He may say so officially, but he lets people believe he is because his father was a genuine pro-lifer.
That was quick.
"Liked my dad? I have the same name."
and the same unibrow - it is a family heirloom....
You may be right. I don't know. I have family who know one of Casey's other boys - Matt and his wife and I've heard they're good pro-life Catholics.
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