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Primary him anyway

So there was a deal with some leadership that there would be no primary. So what? I think that at the very least, labor and the netroots would come together behind an actual Democrat in a primary. Sestak, for instance, already has the support of the netroots, and he's been meeting with labor leaders. Labor has pretty clearly stated their willingness to support a primary candidate who will vote to pass EFCA.

So either Specter is going to have to shift his votes somewhat, or he'll be successfully primaried by Sestak. Of course, Specter is no slouch - he can shift with the winds better than anyone. If he changes his vote on EFCA, he'll probably pull labor's support, and then there will be no stopping him. While voting against Obama's budget and health care reform will hurt him in the primary, if he can get the labor unions behind him he can still win it.

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by: dyfrgi @ Thu May 07, 2009 at 22:46:27 PM CDT