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Post #307,988
by beepster
4/29/09 9:01:59 AM
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New After living in the district area for 18 yrs
it is fun to listen to everyone bicker about whether he was more Rep or Dem...and he's switching to better match his "liberal" voting record et al. Since elected, up until this last term, he had no competition in primaries. Last go round he barely survived. The Dems long ago gave away winning that seat...so there are no real candidates in that party to compete.

Has nothing to do with the state switching..its all about him staying in by minimizing the competition. It may very well backfire, should Philly turnout for the off-term election not run at 85-95+%..which is what is needed for a D to win.
I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose freewill.
Post #308,023
by rcareaga
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4/29/09 4:24:13 PM
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New Re: After living in the district area for 18 yrs
Quoth the horn: "It may very well backfire, should Philly turnout for the off-term election not run at 85-95+%..which is what is needed for a D to win."

I defer to your 18+ years in Pennsylvania (I may have racked up eighteen days in the state since first visiting it in 1960), but does this not assume that the stench of the GOP-CJ will not have grown so rank by then that between outright defectors voting for the other side and demoralized loyalists staying home, a more modest Democratic turnout might suffice?

cordially,
Post #308,024
by beepster
4/29/09 4:31:22 PM
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New Outside of philly and burbs
there aren't alot of defectors. They are pure kool-aid drinkers.
I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose freewill.
     Principles versus power. Power chosen - (beepster) - (19) - April 28, 2009, 12:27:01 PM EDT
         Yup, no principle at all - (drook) - April 28, 2009, 12:30:16 PM EDT
         no different than lieberman - (boxley) - April 28, 2009, 01:06:26 PM EDT
         Hate to see it - (jay) - (6) - April 28, 2009, 01:23:06 PM EDT
             Nit - (drook) - (1) - April 28, 2009, 01:48:07 PM EDT
                 of course he is, he doesnt pander to the whackjobs - (boxley) - April 28, 2009, 01:50:18 PM EDT
             How it's supposed to work - (mhuber) - (3) - April 30, 2009, 11:31:00 AM EDT
                 Thats the real question, isn't it? - (beepster) - April 30, 2009, 11:41:29 AM EDT
                 Re: How it's supposed to work - (jay) - (1) - April 30, 2009, 12:43:20 PM EDT
                     When the system works, motivation doesn't matter - (mhuber) - April 30, 2009, 11:31:22 PM EDT
         He's just acknowledging "the base" has no room for.. - (a6l6e6x) - (5) - April 28, 2009, 09:06:41 PM EDT
             No...he's giving up before the primary - (beepster) - (4) - April 28, 2009, 09:18:27 PM EDT
                 So then - he should have stayed on as YAN pretend-wacko? - (Ashton) - (3) - April 29, 2009, 06:17:59 AM EDT
                     After living in the district area for 18 yrs - (beepster) - (2) - April 29, 2009, 09:01:59 AM EDT
                         Re: After living in the district area for 18 yrs - (rcareaga) - (1) - April 29, 2009, 04:24:13 PM EDT
                             Outside of philly and burbs - (beepster) - April 29, 2009, 04:31:22 PM EDT
         As Cole said, Specter did it right. - (Another Scott) - (3) - April 29, 2009, 07:31:30 AM EDT
             Re: Who doesn't like Specter much... - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - April 30, 2009, 07:28:20 PM EDT
                 Yup. It's hard to imagine him lasting another term. -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - May 1, 2009, 02:29:27 AM EDT
                     I'm kind of suspecting that it's a big - (jake123) - May 1, 2009, 09:27:33 AM EDT

No, no. We have to provide potential hostages over there so they won’t look for potential hostages over here.
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