The problem is, what the people want is a Democrat. They will settle for a RINO with seniority.
This problem is almost identical to the Maine problem, and it's similar to the NH Senate race next year if Gregg really retires.
We have enough strength to punish the RINOs Specter, Snowe, and Collins by removing them from office.
But the Democrat nomination process is controlled by a fanatical far-Left minority, which has perfected the finding of stealth candidates.
So Specter (in this case) can easily be replaced by Toomey as the candidate, but his replacement in the Senate is going to be a communist.
Same with Snowe and Collins.
The secret communist faction in the Congress is becoming a serious problem. We need to consider it very carefully before adding more Senators (especially) to their ranks.
You definitely hit on something here.
I was just considering how, in the not too far distant past, the biggest champions of infanticide had names like Schumer, Boxer, and Kennedy. Whereas today, the most egregious of abortionists have names like Obama and Sebelius. When I compare these two groups of vermin, I couple things strike me. First, the older group are bunch of harsh, shrill, in-your-face political hacks. Whereas the second group, with the assistance of their msm allies, put forth a phoney facade of moderation and non-partisanship. Second, while I never would have thought it possible, in actuality the second group are much more virulently pro-abortion than the first. Schumer/Boxer/Kennedy never voted against a born-alive infant protection act. Schumer/Boxer/Kennedy never personally took "Tiller the Killer" under their wing and gave him any and all forms of protection necessary.
The far-left are definitely on top of their game now -- selling the most extreme leftists to the sheeple of this nation.