Can Arlen Specter Win a Democratic Primary?
Arlen Specter candidly admitted that he was switching political parties for fear of losing a GOP primary, but is it really certain Specter can easily win a Democratic primary? Will Pennsylvania Democrats love Arlen Specter as a conservative Democrat rather than the “free thinking” Republican? The primaries are over a year away and that is a lot of time to see how liberal or conservative Arlen Specter really is going to be. Let’s remember, Arlen Specter campaigned in 2004 as a complimentary part of a crucial trio for Pennsylvania along with President Bush and Senator Rick Santorum, two of the most polarizing Republicans in contemporary American history. Along with his switch to the Democratic Party, Specter was quick to try to assert his political independence saying that he still does not support the Employee Free Choice Act, the bill he once co-sponsored in 2007. Specter all but alienated labor by making that position shift about a month ago, but it is obviously not unprecedented for
