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How much is that money worth?

Specter can blanket the airwaves. But he can't hide four decades of Republicanism.

The case against Specter is fairly simple. He's a typical Republican (flax tax, supported Alito and Roberts but not Johnsen), he flipped on EFCA to save his skin then fled his party when that failed. Now he wants the Democratic nomination without having to act like a Democrat.

That's a message that can easily be disseminated mouth-to-mouth and doesn't need millions upon millions. Whereas Specter's rationale for running as a Democrat needs a lot of money to make it look reasonable.

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by: Englishlefty @ Tue Apr 28, 2009 at 17:08:11 PM CDT