When Pat Toomey announced that he’d be challenging Sen. Arlen Specter in the Pennsylvania primary, we were prepared for Specter to tack to his right. And he did just that. After ushering forward and voting for the stimulus spending package, Specter voted for a Republican alternative budget that would have frozen spending. He announced his intent to oppose EFCA. And he withheld support from President Obama’s OLC-chief designate Dawn Johnsen.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=143278