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  •  The one political gain. (none / 1)

    You point out the one political gain: avoiding hard-right challenges in the primaries, a la Toomey vs. Specter. It seems pretty clear based on what people have said that switches are unlikely right now, but if there's any chance perhaps it's through assurances from the Dems that the party would support them for re-election-- a promise some Republicans are not willing to offer right now.

    by jimrice on Mon Nov 08, 2004 at 12:17:30 PM PDT

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    •  Exactly (none / 0)

      and this is in fact a potential wedge to (help) drive into the Republican party.

      The right wingnuts backed Toomey. Bush ended up backing Spector because Toomey was too right wing even for them (that's a scary thought right there).

      Now right wingers like Dobson are mad at Spector and are going after him. I hope they do. I hope they go after him and Chaffee and Snow and Collins and Lugar and every other relatively sane Republican and allow their hubris to divide their party irrepairably.

      Let them eat their own and drive the rest to us.

      Full Disclosure: I am Chair of the Darius Shahinfar for Congress Campaign Committee in NY-21.

      by Andrew C White on Mon Nov 08, 2004 at 12:28:39 PM PDT

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