I posted something last week or earlier this week saying Toomey was reconsidering a run against Specter. Well now it looks like he's definitely in. I hear he's a real tough guy, very conservative, too.
From what I've read and been told, if the Republican Party hadn't backed Specter last go around, Toomey would have taken the seat. The "old" Republican Party faithfuls stuck with their wishy-washy kinda-sorta Republican sure thing and guess what we now have? A porkulus package that has this country on a grease-slicked slide into socialism.
I'm backing Toomey.
Toomey to challenge Specter again - By Aaron Blake Former
Rep. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) will challenge Sen. Arlen Specter in a primary for the second straight cycle, according to Pennsylvania newspaper GOP sources.
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Friday, March 6, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Pat Toomey says Challenge to Specter "now back on the table"
Former Congressman Pat Toomey (R, PA-15), the current Club for Growth President, just announced on Bobby Gunther Walsh's 1-On-1 Show, WAEB, 790AM, that a Primary challenge to Senator Arlen Specter is "now back on the table." Mr. Toomey acknowledged that Senator Specter cast the deciding vote "on the very worrisome stimulus Bill, when he could have negotiated with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Obama for more productive tax cuts and less wasteful spending." Pennsylvanians need to do some soul searching about who will really represent us in the Senate. Pat Toomey would not be the 100th Person in the Senate. He would serve Pennsylvania through principled leadership and with acute thinking. As an entrepreneur, former investment banker, businessowner, co-founder of a local Lehigh Valley bank, Congressman, and national policy leader, Mr. Toomey will give instant credibilityand acumen to banking and finance issues on Capitol Hill. He is a fiscal and social Conservative.
RonS
Citizens for Ron Shegda 2010
A message from Ron Shegda to all members of Team Sarah Pennsylvania on Team Sarah!
(Note: Toomey had indicated he was going to run for Governor earlier, did not want to try again for Senate.)
RonS
Citizens for Ron Shegda 2010
A message from Ron Shegda to all members of Team Sarah Pennsylvania on Team Sarah!
(Note: Toomey had indicated he was going to run for Governor earlier, did not want to try again for Senate.)
Will Specter vote with Dems on card check?
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Twenty-nine years into his U.S. Senate career, Arlen Specter cast what he calls his most difficult vote -- a "yes" on the $787 billion economic stimulus bill that made him the only Republican facing re-election in 2010 to support it. Now, with GOP anger still simmering, Specter is under pressure to buck the party again and support "card check" legislation to make it easier for workers to form unions.
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If Specter does this I think we need to force him out of the Republican Party. I'd like to do it now. I hope the RNC works to find and support a strong Republican candidate to run against him.
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If Specter does this I think we need to force him out of the Republican Party. I'd like to do it now. I hope the RNC works to find and support a strong Republican candidate to run against him.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Specter to vote with Dem's on "Employee Free Choice Act" too?
Republican colleague says Specter will vote for free choice act
By Alex Roarty,
PolitickerPA.com Reporter
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Philadelphia) will most likely break with his Republican colleagues when the Employee Free Choice Act comes up for a vote, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said on a conference call with bloggers Thursday.
This would mean Senate Democrats would need only one more vote for a filibuster-proof majority.
Specter's potential defection comes just as opponents, both Democrats and Republicans, begin lining up to challenge the long-term incumbent in 2010. Although voting for the bill would likely help Specter in a general election, it could leave him vulnerable in the primary.
http://www.politicker.com/pennsylvania/21527/republican-colleague-says-specter-will-vote-free-choice-act
By Alex Roarty,
PolitickerPA.com Reporter
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Philadelphia) will most likely break with his Republican colleagues when the Employee Free Choice Act comes up for a vote, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said on a conference call with bloggers Thursday.
This would mean Senate Democrats would need only one more vote for a filibuster-proof majority.
Specter's potential defection comes just as opponents, both Democrats and Republicans, begin lining up to challenge the long-term incumbent in 2010. Although voting for the bill would likely help Specter in a general election, it could leave him vulnerable in the primary.
http://www.politicker.com/pennsylvania/21527/republican-colleague-says-specter-will-vote-free-choice-act
Arlen Specter
Here's what I've been able to find about opposition. Not much. If anyone knows of names to track, sites recruiting opposition, etc. please let me know. It sounds like Specter will have a tough race even without opposition. We don't want to lose the seat to a Democrat, but after today's vote I'm not sure it really matters. If he's going to vote like a Democrat, why shouldn't we try to support a strong conservative Republican instead?
Jan 10
Pennsylvania: Club for Growth head and Republican former Congressman Pat Toomey continues to stir speculation about a 2010 Senate primary challenge to Arlen Specter.
http://www.senateguru.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=498
Electoral Vote.com
(Obviously this hasn't been updated in a month or so, at least. Gregg is gone, Matthews was told not to run, and Toomey has said he's shooting for the Governor's seat).
Arlen Specter will be the Democrats #2 target (after Judd Gregg). He will be 80 in 2010, has incurable cancer, and is from a blue state. Furthermore, he may face a primary challenge from the right from Pat Toomey, who challenged him in 2004. But beating Toomey won't be enough. If Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) can be talked into challenging him, Specter is in huge trouble, but he will also have a big fight on his hands against any of the numerous Democratic representatives from Pennsylvania. Hardball host Chris Matthews may also be interested in the job.
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2009/Senate/senate_2010.html
Dec. 2008
Former Rep. Pat Toomey said this week that he is considering a rematch of his 2004 challenge to Specter - a brutal contest Specter barely survived (the margin was less than 2%. Toomey then became president of the Club for Growth and thus funded a number of other challenges to Republican incumbents perceived as moderates, meeting defeat in a number of races (Rhode Island’s Senate race in 2006, AK-AL in 2008) and some short-lived success in others (MI-07 and MD-01, though Democrats defeated the Club-backed candidate in the general election in both districts this fall).
“He’s significantly more vulnerable now than he was in 2004,” Toomey said of Specter. He unveiled a very interesting argument: Tens of thousands of voters who were registered Republican in 2004 have since switched their party registration and can thus no longer vote in Pennsylvania’s closed Republican primary. Those voters were Specter’s natural constituency, giving Toomey a boost over their 2004 match-up.
Needless to say, another bloody primary would help Democrats in this race. If he survives, Specter would be softened up for the general election. If Toomey prevails, the Democratic nominee would have to be considered the favorite to pick-up the seat.
http://campaigndiaries.com/2008/12/04/matthews-toomey/
Jan 10
Pennsylvania: Club for Growth head and Republican former Congressman Pat Toomey continues to stir speculation about a 2010 Senate primary challenge to Arlen Specter.
http://www.senateguru.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=498
Electoral Vote.com
(Obviously this hasn't been updated in a month or so, at least. Gregg is gone, Matthews was told not to run, and Toomey has said he's shooting for the Governor's seat).
Arlen Specter will be the Democrats #2 target (after Judd Gregg). He will be 80 in 2010, has incurable cancer, and is from a blue state. Furthermore, he may face a primary challenge from the right from Pat Toomey, who challenged him in 2004. But beating Toomey won't be enough. If Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) can be talked into challenging him, Specter is in huge trouble, but he will also have a big fight on his hands against any of the numerous Democratic representatives from Pennsylvania. Hardball host Chris Matthews may also be interested in the job.
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2009/Senate/senate_2010.html
Dec. 2008
Former Rep. Pat Toomey said this week that he is considering a rematch of his 2004 challenge to Specter - a brutal contest Specter barely survived (the margin was less than 2%. Toomey then became president of the Club for Growth and thus funded a number of other challenges to Republican incumbents perceived as moderates, meeting defeat in a number of races (Rhode Island’s Senate race in 2006, AK-AL in 2008) and some short-lived success in others (MI-07 and MD-01, though Democrats defeated the Club-backed candidate in the general election in both districts this fall).
“He’s significantly more vulnerable now than he was in 2004,” Toomey said of Specter. He unveiled a very interesting argument: Tens of thousands of voters who were registered Republican in 2004 have since switched their party registration and can thus no longer vote in Pennsylvania’s closed Republican primary. Those voters were Specter’s natural constituency, giving Toomey a boost over their 2004 match-up.
Needless to say, another bloody primary would help Democrats in this race. If he survives, Specter would be softened up for the general election. If Toomey prevails, the Democratic nominee would have to be considered the favorite to pick-up the seat.
http://campaigndiaries.com/2008/12/04/matthews-toomey/
Friday, February 6, 2009
Snowe, Collins and Specter
Specter, Collins and Snowe.
Collins, Specter and Snowe.
Nope, no matter how I rearrange their names, I still see three RINOs.
Turncoats.
Not only have they betrayed their fellow Republican Senators, they have betrayed the country.
When history is written, assuming there will be a day when accurate history writing still exists, those three will be listed as the ones who destroyed the greatest country in the world.
They have handed the Democrats, the liberals, Obama and friends everything they've ever wanted. They have made our fight to preserve liberty and freedom a mockery.
We should wear black arm bands. We need to send condolence cards. The country should be in mourning. I am.
That was not a compromise they hammered out, it was America being sold behind closed doors.
Collins, Specter and Snowe.
Nope, no matter how I rearrange their names, I still see three RINOs.
Turncoats.
Not only have they betrayed their fellow Republican Senators, they have betrayed the country.
When history is written, assuming there will be a day when accurate history writing still exists, those three will be listed as the ones who destroyed the greatest country in the world.
They have handed the Democrats, the liberals, Obama and friends everything they've ever wanted. They have made our fight to preserve liberty and freedom a mockery.
We should wear black arm bands. We need to send condolence cards. The country should be in mourning. I am.
That was not a compromise they hammered out, it was America being sold behind closed doors.
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