PA has a “sore loser” law — a losing candidate from a primary can not run in the general.
Specter also may have trouble if the Democrats run a competitive primary for Governor. Then his plan to have Dems cross over to vote in the GOP primary won’t work.
I didn’t know about the Sore Loser law, and I live here. Oh, well, that’s good news. I still don’t think he’s just going allow himself to be defeated by people he hates... that’s us, I mean.
Rendell has told him he’ll clear the decks of all other Democratic challengers if he switches sides. I could see him switching, especially if he continues to trail by 10-20 points. GOP endorsements from Steele, Cornyn, etc. won’t help him. The GOP brand is very unpopular these days. Toomey would be better served to run against both parties.