Comments on: Joe Sestak to Challenge Specter in Democratic Primary http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/joe_sestak_to_challenge_specter_in_democratic_primary/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:10:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: just me http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/joe_sestak_to_challenge_specter_in_democratic_primary/comment-page-1/#comment-1051908 just me Thu, 28 May 2009 10:37:06 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=36734#comment-1051908 Spector has name recognition and a lot of democrats have voted for him over the years, but what hurts Spector I think more than anything is that he probably isn't going to be liberal enough for the base, so if he doesn't move left and toe the party line on many issues, I think the democratic primary is just as bad for him as the republican one. And Spector has no real power or position to claim as a democrat since he has no seniority-so no matter what this likely isn't good for him. Spector has name recognition and a lot of democrats have voted for him over the years, but what hurts Spector I think more than anything is that he probably isn't going to be liberal enough for the base, so if he doesn't move left and toe the party line on many issues, I think the democratic primary is just as bad for him as the republican one.

And Spector has no real power or position to claim as a democrat since he has no seniority-so no matter what this likely isn't good for him.

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