[Daveinyork]

I doubt if any Republican, even Specter, could beat a Dem in the general election in PA. The state has gotten very liberal, and very Democrat. I think there are more people getting a check from the government that there are who are not getting a check from the government. The free lunch is alive and well in the keystone state.

[Born Conservative]

The state has gotten very liberal, and very Democrat

The metro areas are what keeps the Dems in power, as well as the influx of illegals into "red" counties.

[Vigilanteman]

The perspective here in SW Pennsylvania is quite different than in the rest of the state. We have a solid majority in the State Senate (even counting the Philly area RINOs) and are within a couple of seats of taking the state house. Our country, which is 60% registered jackass, elected a solid conservative Republican to the state house for the first time ever since the district was created.

McCain actually polled better here in 2008 than Bush did in 2004 because he had the good sense to stay home and send Sarah Palin. We're also the biggest concentration of gun owners in the country outside the great state of Texas.