Posted on 04/14/2009 1:52:42 PM PDT by Sir Gawain
Like Jay Cost says, the party apparatus almost always supports the incumbent in a primary challenge for the simple reason that the incumbent’s almost always more likely to win the general. That’s why Bunning might be headed under the bus in Kentucky while Benedict Arlen’s still on board. Toomey probably can’t beat a Democrat in Pennsylvania, which makes the question here simple: Would you rather be stuck with Specter for another six years or is the schadenfreude of seeing him go down sweet enough to be worth losing the filibuster?
Cornyn’s made his decision:
“My job as head of the NRSC is to guide the GOP back to a majority in the Senate,” wrote Cornyn in a letter to Pennsylvania Republicans. “I can’t do that without Arlen Specter. With him as our nominee, I can target our campaign resources toward beating Democrats and growing the Senate Republican Conference.”
The implication of those lines is clear: if Toomey is the Republican nominee next November, “campaign resources” may not flow from Washington to Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, here’s the latest from the guy who’s going to help us build that new “Republican” majority:
The competitive Democratic primary between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama last year spurred tens of thousands of Pennsylvania Republicans to switch their registration to Democratic. Specter is openly encouraging them to switch back, even telling a group of retailers he met with Monday in Philadelphia, “I don’t know if there are any Democrats in this room. If there are, I’m going to need you to become Republicans, Republicans at least for a day.”
Head on over to the NRSC’s donation page in case you feel moved to help re-elect someone who’s been reduced to begging Democrats to cross over and vote for him. Exit question: Does this give Steele an opportunity to firm up his own conservative cred? Some of the RNC’s rank and file want to see Specter punished and Steele fancies himself enough of a maverick to flirt publicly with the idea of supporting primary challenges. Why not give money to Specter and Toomey, as a symbolic show of support for the latter? The base would appreciate it, especially in contrast with Cornyn.
OMG, is this guy like totally oblivious or what??? Has the fact of Specter’s betrayal of our party totally escaped him???
For God’s sake, Pennsylvania voters, DO NOT re-elect Specter!!!!!
‘Would you rather be stuck with Specter for another six years or is the schadenfreude of seeing him go down sweet enough to be worth losing the filibuster?’
Lets see. According to this INSANE LOGIC, you can’t fire a GOP type when in the Majority, because it will blow ‘the majority’.
And you can’t fire a GOP type when in the minority because a Democrat will take the seat.
This is HOW THE GOP LOST ALL CONTROL.
Sorry, at least with a Democrat you know what to expect on any given topic. With idiots like Spector, or Snowe, or Collins, you DON’T EVEN KNOW WHATS IT MASSIVE SPENDING BILLS, LET ALONE HOW THEY’LL VOTE ON ANYTHING ELSE.
If we can’t fire them now, the Democrats DESERVE control of all three branches.
Cause they DON’T PUT UP WITH THIS CRAP!
(rant off)
Whats the good news?
What filibuster?? Spectre, Snowe and Collins need to go. They would be better off replaced by Democrats than helping to destroy the GOP.
They usually vote with Dems... so what filibuster is he talking about?
Screw the Republican Party...
I would rather have a RINO loss in the Senate than have that RINO keep screwing us.
Toomey will trounce him.
Who says it’s “good news” Hot Air?
But I don't really know them that well.
;-)
I don’t care if Toomey looses, or the other gal that’s running. get rid of the RINO POS
No vote for “Arleen” pantywaist, Specter the Defector ever again, even if he runs against Hillary.
This sure gives conservatives hope for the future!
SARCASM: a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
I see another email in the future to Cornyn, follow by another stupid reply is six weeks.
“Screw the Republican Party...
But I don’t really know them that well.
;-)”
I don’t either anymore...
It seems Specter is more apt to filibuster a Republican bill than a Democrat bill, AFAIC. You can only be bipartisan if you dump on conservatives and help liberals, after all.
So much for 2010.
Can’t wait for “anti-Purists” to get a hold of this thread, though.
“Its more important that RINO win, than it is to have a conservative candidate, so support ‘Scotty’ Specter or the loss of the Senate will be all your fault.” (Gag)
It’s sarcasm in their headline. Don’t let it throw you off.
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