Just caught this Washington Post article reporting that Specter's re-election bid for a 6th term in the U.S. Senate has failed. This is unbelievable. Specter has been a major player in Pennsylvania politics for over two decades now. I'm glad to see that Pennsylvania democratic voters have finally done what Pennsylvania republican voters should have done to Specter a long time ago. Now I know how the munchkins felt after Dorothy landed on the wicked witch of the east in the Wizard Of Oz.Voters Tuesday picked U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak as the party's nominee and rejected the 80-year-old Specter in his first Democratic campaign.Specter's loss is a major loss for the Obama Administration when you consider the political landscape in the U.S. Senate. Specter's loss will keep incumbent colleagues up for re-election this year on edge the remainder of the year. Obama's support of Specter has also damaged the President's credibility with the Moveon.org and Huffington Post crowd who heavily supported Sestak's campaign.
Specter says he has called Sestak to congratulate him and tell him he thinks it's vital to keep the seat in the Democratic Party.
The vote also was a defeat for President Barack Obama, who supported Specter when he abandoned the Republican Party last year.
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It will be interesting to see how the Pennsylvania Democratic Party machine around the state spins Specter's loss considering all the major party players including Governor Ed Rendell heavily supported Specter. I've said this a lot this during this primary election. If there is one thing that Pennsylvania democrats and republicans agreed on, it is that it was time for Specter to go. Now that is bipartisanship my friends. The problem with Specter was always Specter and today it finally caught up with him.
Also: Republicans try to pin Penn. Senate on President Obama (The Fix, Washington Post)
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