[Bushbacker]

Well, I know Joe Hoffel personally and he is a smart politician who
used to win regularly in a GOP
stronghold.

He was so popular
hhe often ran unopposed for State Representative and he won the
House seat from the popular Jon Fox and held it despite 2 subsequent challenges.

Hoeffel consistently has won in GOP territory and the entire state of PA has a Democratic majority.

Toomey is doomed.

ONLY Specter can hold the seat. Ideological purity is not worth risking the control of the Senate over.

[NY.SS-Bar9]

Where do we, as conservatives, draw the line?

At what point do we say "enough".

Unless we work to get conservatives elected, we will be taken for granted by the Republican Party and ignored by Democrats.

I have advocated sitting out an election between a RINO and a Democrat to "teach them a lesson". I admit that that may not be the best solution. Working from within the party to nominate and elect conservatives is the only way to bring about change.

As for electability, a candidate that is honest, sincere and clear in his positions can win a major election. Does the name Ronald Reagan ring a bell?

[Bikers4Bush]

"ONLY Specter can hold the seat. Ideological purity is not worth risking the control of the Senate over."

Double BS to your rino supporting garbage.

The rino hunt is on and the powers that be had better wake up to that reality.

[NittanyLion]

ONLY Specter can hold the seat. Ideological purity is not worth risking the control of the Senate over.

I've had many people tell me that a general election is not the place to debate a candidate's conservativism, but I must admit yours is the first post I've seen telling people a vote for the most conservative primary candidate would be a wasted one.

Amazing...

[brownie]

ONLY Specter can hold the seat. Ideological purity is not worth risking the control of the Senate over.

Then explain the other much more conservative senator from PA? And explain how Toomey won in a democrat district? No facts actually support your conclusion.