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Arlen Specter Hints He May Spurn GOP (Could we so lucky?)
newsmax ^ | 3/19/09 | David A. Patten

Posted on 03/19/2009 11:04:46 AM PDT by bestintxas

Having rejected Democratic overtures to switch parties, Sen. Arlen Specter is raising the possibility he may spurn the GOP and run as an independent.

“It’s an abstract possibility,” the Pennsylvania Republican also told the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, regarding an independent bid. “But I am not making any plans on it.”

Specter has suggested he would only do so as a last resort, and would continue to caucus with Republicans.

Specter has been under fire from GOP conservatives particularly in his home state due to his moderate positions. He was one of only three Republican senators who voted for the $787 billion stimulus bill passed by Congress.

After representing the Keystone State for five terms, Specter is expected to face a tough primary battle for the 2010 GOP nomination. One potential rival is former GOP Rep. Patrick J. Toomey, who ran against him in 2004.

Specter, 79, also expects a strong Democratic challenge in the general election, possibly from Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa.

Specter’s status as a swing vote in the Senate has made him, at least in some quarters, one of its most influential members. In his interview with the Los Angeles Times, Specter appeared to downplay the notion that he might entertain an independent bid.

“It’s a possibility in the sense that almost anything is a possibility,” he said.

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Let's throw him some support in his quest!!
1 posted on 03/19/2009 11:04:46 AM PDT by bestintxas
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To: bestintxas
Too bad the GOP/RNC is stupid enough not to spurn this particular RINO in return.
2 posted on 03/19/2009 11:05:42 AM PDT by rabscuttle385 ("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
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To: bestintxas

Arlen still believes he has relevance in the GOP ...


3 posted on 03/19/2009 11:05:51 AM PDT by mgc1122
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To: bestintxas
Absolutely he would. If he loses in the primary, expect to see him as a Democrat in the general.

We should have bounced this bum YEARS ago.
4 posted on 03/19/2009 11:06:54 AM PDT by Antoninus (So now "change" is defined as "more of the same, but worse"?)
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To: bestintxas

Good riddance! Get moving you worthless POS.

“Don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.”


5 posted on 03/19/2009 11:07:10 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: bestintxas

Can we give him a going-away party?


6 posted on 03/19/2009 11:07:28 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Where do I sign up for jewelry stamps?)
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“Arlen still believes he has relevance in the GOP ...”

No, Arlen still believes he has relevance to Arlen.


7 posted on 03/19/2009 11:07:32 AM PDT by Buck W. (The President of the United States IS named Schickelgruber...)
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To: bestintxas
Specter has been under fire from GOP conservatives particularly in his home state due to his moderate positions.

Bull. He's under fire for lying: He calls himself a Republican, and acts exactly like Nancy Pelosi. I would not be surprised to learn he wears lacy panties. The man is a sissy, like most who vote left.

8 posted on 03/19/2009 11:08:08 AM PDT by Judith Anne
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To: bestintxas

Finally he got a good plan.


9 posted on 03/19/2009 11:08:42 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (!!)
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To: bestintxas

Maybe Al D’Amato can move to PA and run for the Republican nomination!

(A VERY similar situation allowed him to be a senator from NY in the first place. Arlen Specter is the 21st century Jacob Javits.)


10 posted on 03/19/2009 11:09:10 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: bestintxas

Thank George Bush for this mess in PA.

Is there a chance that Pat Tilman (?) could win in PA?


11 posted on 03/19/2009 11:10:32 AM PDT by Reagan69 (No Representation without Taxation !)
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It does not matter what he does... his career is over.

LLS

12 posted on 03/19/2009 11:11:07 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (hussein will NEVER be my President... NEVER!!!)
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To: bestintxas
He will not run as a Republican because he knows he is going to get his a$$ PRIMARIED!
13 posted on 03/19/2009 11:12:35 AM PDT by WakeUpAndVote (Fump!)
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To: bestintxas

Now’s time to target this guy (He’s our “Lieberman”), let’s just hope that Pat Toomey’s run ends better than Ned Lamont’s.


14 posted on 03/19/2009 11:13:43 AM PDT by JSDude1 (R(epublicans) In Name Only SUCK; D(emocrats) In Name Only are worth their weight..)
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To: Judith Anne
He calls himself a Republican, and acts exactly like Nancy Pelosi. I would not be surprised to learn he wears lacy panties.

I have never tried to imagine what Pelosi wears in private, nor do I appreciate any hints in that direction. Gross! If I had to guess, I'd say probably something "Gestapo chic", but I don't want to think about her or Helen Thomas as anything but unusually unattractive people physically and ethically.

15 posted on 03/19/2009 11:13:45 AM PDT by TurtleUp (Turtle up: cancel optional spending until 2012, and boycott TARP/stimulus companies forever!)
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To: bestintxas

The AFL-CIO are trying to get him to vote for the card check. If he does they will switch their voting registration to vote for Specter in the primary. He is back stabbing scum and has always been a Dem.


16 posted on 03/19/2009 11:13:49 AM PDT by Frantzie (Boycott GE - they own NBC, MSNBC, CNBC & Universal. Boycott Disney - they own ABC)
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To: bestintxas
Specter’s status as a swing vote in the Senate has made him, at least in some quarters, one of its most influential membersreadily available for purchase votes.
17 posted on 03/19/2009 11:14:39 AM PDT by IamConservative (I'll keep my money. You keep the change.)
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To: bestintxas

Deluded old bastard.

1. The Dems will have no use for him when they can have their own guy in.

2. Conservatives dont want him.

3. He will have no money to run with.

His influence is only because he is a easy turncoat for the Dems


18 posted on 03/19/2009 11:15:00 AM PDT by VanDeKoik (Conservatives see untapped potential. Liberals see Tapped-out hopelessness.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

How about a military sock-party for him?


19 posted on 03/19/2009 11:16:28 AM PDT by MortMan (Power without responsibility-the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages. - Rudyard Kipling)
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To: bestintxas

What he’s really saying is that if he can’t have it, he’ll try to split the vote to deprive the GOP nominee of victory. I really believe that he will draw more Dem votes than GOP votes in the general election, though.
I’m going to see Pat Toomey in about 4 hours, and we’ll see if he will formally announce.
He would have beaten Specter in ‘04, had it not been for Bush saving him. (Ever notice that when you have a Bush as Prez, they leave the GOP in shambles by the time they leave office?).


20 posted on 03/19/2009 11:17:08 AM PDT by Ikemeister
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