Posted on 05/18/2010 7:19:51 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – Political novice Rand Paul rode support from tea party activists to a rout in Kentucky's Republican Senate primary Tuesday night, jolting the GOP establishment. Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter lost his struggle for political survival in Pennsylvania, a five-term incumbent offering experience to voters clamoring for change.
Another Democratic incumbent, Sen. Blanche Lincoln, led narrowly in early returns in her race for nomination to a third term in Arkansas, but she risked being thrown into a costly run-off.
In a fourth race with national implications, Democrat Mark Critz moved ahead of Republican Tim Burns in a contest to fill out the final few months in the term of the late Rep. John Murtha in Pennsylvania. Each political party invested nearly $1 million in that contest and said the race to succeed the longtime Democratic lawmaker was something of a bellwether for the fall.
The conservative Paul, savoring his triumph over Secretary of State Trey Grayson, told supporters: "I have a message, a message from the tea party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words: We have come to take our government back."
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Good Riddance for all time, Arlen Specter! He’s been an ass for years.
I said it in the other thread and I’ll say it again here: good riddance to one of the most vile, lowlife, scum-sucking gutter rats ever to infect Congress.
Bye Bye, a**hole...
Now crawl as an independent Arlen, and split the vote!
dittos to that.
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) fields media questions during a news conference at his campaign reception hall during his U.S. Senate democratic primary re-election event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 18, 2010. REUTERS/Bradley Bower (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
He could have been great, but he wasn't very good.
Hey Arlen! Don’t let the door hit you...
Senatorial candidate, Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) holds up his thumb as he exits the polling place after casting his ballot in the democratic primary at the Edgmont Township Municipal Building in Gradyville, Pennsylvania, May 18, 2010. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer
With 70% of the vote tallied, Sestak is leading Specter by only 6%. I’m not confident enough to call it for Joe.
I’m sorta disturbed if a Dhimm can take the arch-Dhimm Murtha’s place.
Some people are too stoopid (or evil) to be allowed to vote.
yes, i find this a bit disheartening.
I'm really looking forward to some unseemly bitter statements in the next few days.
I’m sorta disturbed if a Dhimm can take the arch-Dhimm Murtha’s place.
Some people are too stoopid (or evil) to be allowed to vote.
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I’m not sure if it’s more equatable to abused spouse syndrome or the Stockholm syndrome.
Damn.
You have to know the area. I’m guessing Specter got the boot because he used to be a Republican. That was Sestak’s message to the Dem voters. Sestak showed Specter being endorsed by President Bush and standing beside Sarah Palin in one ad. He’s a phoney baloney and the old people didn’t go for that. BUT they won’t go so far as to vote Republican.
Arlen walking away from cameras, and he had about two feet of toilet paper hanging from his azz. Recorded a few years ago after his brain surgery.
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