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This is big...liberal NE Republican Senator Arlen Specter will defect to the Dems
Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter will switch his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat and announced today that he will run in 2010 as a Democrat, according to sources informed on the decision.
Specter's decision would give Democrats a 60 seat filibuster proof majority in the Senate assuming Democrat Al Franken is eventually sworn in as the next Senator from Minnesota. (Former Sen. Norm Coleman is appealing Franken's victory in the state Supreme Court.)
"I have decided to run for re-election in 2010 in the Democratic primary," said Specter in a statement. "I am ready, willing and anxious to take on all comers and have my candidacy for re-election determined in a general election."
"Since my election in 1980, as part of the Reagan Big Tent, the Republican Party has moved far to the right. Last year, more than 200,000 Republicans in Pennsylvania changed their registration to become Democrats. I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans."
Nice job, Republicans.
- Wow. I know he was going to be challenged hard by a Repub challenger for his seat...TheBlueOne
- Yup, really dumb call by the conservatives...he pretty much had no choiceukit
- ..will be the next repub to be painted as "was never really a republican in the first place"TheBlueOne
- Not sure if the dems will accept him with open arms though in their primary..should be interesting.TheBlueOne
- No, you can bet that a deal was cut and he will be 100% supported by Rendell and the Dems in that stateukit
- The Republicans are like lost sheep, looking for their shepherd!********