http://www.specterscorecard.org will keep track of Specter’s key votes
(HARRISBURG, PA)—Progressive organizations in Pennsylvania announced the creation of a new website that will keep track of Senator Arlen Specter’s voting record.
The website, named Specter Scorecard http://www.specterscorecard.org has two purposes according to the organizers of the site.
“We'll keep you informed about key upcoming votes where Sen. Specter's vote will be vital to the success of the progressive position. We'll give you accurate information about the issue and we'll provide you with the opportunity to take action to help persuade Arlen to do the right thing.”
And “We'll let you know how Sen. Specter has voted on important progressive issues since he made the switch. We'll display his ‘progressive batting average’ and keep it updated when he takes votes on those issues.”
The page lists Specter’s current average as “.500.”
“We decided to create this page because on almost every issue we are working on at the federal level, Senator Specter was a key vote,” said Michael Morrill, the Executive Director of Keystone Progress. “We thought it would be fun and informative to put all of the issues in one place.”
The page is hosted by Keystone Progress, an online progressive advocacy organization with over 200,000 subscribers. Joining Keystone Progress as sponsors are Penn Action http://www.pennaction.org ProgressNow http://www.progressnow.org and True Majority http://www.truemajority.org