Comments on: Tactical consequences of the Specter switch http://keithhennessey.com/2009/04/30/tactical-consequences-of-the-specter-switch/ Your guide to American economic policy Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:41:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: jblanter http://keithhennessey.com/2009/04/30/tactical-consequences-of-the-specter-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-348 jblanter Sun, 03 May 2009 12:15:54 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/?p=2043#comment-348 I don't think Specter re-election is a given. You may recall that an unknown portion of the newly registered democrats for the 2008 election cycle were republicans playing mischief in democratic primary to keep Clinton candidacy alive. It is very easy to verify but I would suspect that majority of these voters have yet to switch back and now may not do so at all just to help Arlen retire<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('348','jblanter'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('348','jblanter','I don\'t think Specter re-election is a given. You may recall that an unknown portion of the newly registered democrats for the 2008 election cycle were republicans playing mischief in democratic primary to keep Clinton candidacy alive. It is very easy to verify but I would suspect that majority of these voters have yet to switch back and now may not do so at all just to help Arlen retire'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I don’t think Specter re-election is a given. You may recall that an unknown portion of the newly registered democrats for the 2008 election cycle were republicans playing mischief in democratic primary to keep Clinton candidacy alive. It is very easy to verify but I would suspect that majority of these voters have yet to switch back and now may not do so at all just to help Arlen retire
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]]> By: Mary M http://keithhennessey.com/2009/04/30/tactical-consequences-of-the-specter-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Mary M Fri, 01 May 2009 21:48:07 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/?p=2043#comment-347 There is a good post on <a href="http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2009/04/specter-defection-will-haunt-dems-on.html" rel="nofollow">Specter Defection Will Haunt Dems On Souter Replacement</a> by William Jacobson of Cornell Law School. It's good to know that there may be some downside to the switch for Democrat political momentum as well. As a Pennsylvania Republican who voted for Specter at President Bush's request, I am outraged at Specter's self-serving decision to switch parties. I personally think it is very possible he will lose the election as a Democrat as well. He has become the poster boy for term limits, in my opinion.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('347','Mary M'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('347','Mary M','There is a good post on <a href=\"http:\/\/legalinsurrection.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/specter-defection-will-haunt-dems-on.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Specter Defection Will Haunt Dems On Souter Replacement<\/a> by William Jacobson of Cornell Law School. It\'s good to know that there may be some downside to the switch for Democrat political momentum as well.\n\nAs a Pennsylvania Republican who voted for Specter at President Bush\'s request, I am outraged at Specter\'s self-serving decision to switch parties. I personally think it is very possible he will lose the election as a Democrat as well. He has become the poster boy for term limits, in my opinion.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> There is a good post on Specter Defection Will Haunt Dems On Souter Replacement by William Jacobson of Cornell Law School. It’s good to know that there may be some downside to the switch for Democrat political momentum as well.

As a Pennsylvania Republican who voted for Specter at President Bush’s request, I am outraged at Specter’s self-serving decision to switch parties. I personally think it is very possible he will lose the election as a Democrat as well. He has become the poster boy for term limits, in my opinion.

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]]> By: JD Foster http://keithhennessey.com/2009/04/30/tactical-consequences-of-the-specter-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-346 JD Foster Fri, 01 May 2009 12:14:54 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/?p=2043#comment-346 After the 60 vote question itself, the most important consequence of the Specter switch really has nothing to do with Specter. It has to do with moderate Democrats up for re-election who may now have the opportunity to oppose legislation they would otherwise feel compelled to vote for. On those votes when Specter would have stayed with the Republicans before and now votes with the Democrats, Reid can let one of his moderates go. Blanche Lincoln may be the happiest Senator in town right now.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('346','JD Foster'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('346','JD Foster','After the 60 vote question itself, the most important consequence of the Specter switch really has nothing to do with Specter. It has to do with moderate Democrats up for re-election who may now have the opportunity to oppose legislation they would otherwise feel compelled to vote for. On those votes when Specter would have stayed with the Republicans before and now votes with the Democrats, Reid can let one of his moderates go. Blanche Lincoln may be the happiest Senator in town right now.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> After the 60 vote question itself, the most important consequence of the Specter switch really has nothing to do with Specter. It has to do with moderate Democrats up for re-election who may now have the opportunity to oppose legislation they would otherwise feel compelled to vote for. On those votes when Specter would have stayed with the Republicans before and now votes with the Democrats, Reid can let one of his moderates go. Blanche Lincoln may be the happiest Senator in town right now.
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]]> By: Irini Fountoulaki http://keithhennessey.com/2009/04/30/tactical-consequences-of-the-specter-switch/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Irini Fountoulaki Fri, 01 May 2009 05:03:58 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/?p=2043#comment-345 The critical issue here is Specter's re-election. Isn't time to retire this pre-historic fossil from the US Senate? If Pennsylvania voters willing to keep this guy senator for life, there is something very wrong with the political system!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('345','Irini Fountoulaki'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('345','Irini Fountoulaki','The critical issue here is Specter\'s re-election. Isn\'t time to retire this pre-historic fossil from the US Senate?\n\nIf Pennsylvania voters willing to keep this guy senator for life, there is something very wrong with the political system!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The critical issue here is Specter’s re-election. Isn’t time to retire this pre-historic fossil from the US Senate?

If Pennsylvania voters willing to keep this guy senator for life, there is something very wrong with the political system!

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