akuma587 said:
Do you think one didn't influence the other? Let's be even more real, this was one of the only GOP members in Congress in the Northeastern area of the country. Republicans should have treated this person like a god, and asked, "How are you able to win in that kind of district?" But instead, they treated him like a traitor. What did they think would happen? Democrats are certainly much nicer to the Blue Dog Democrats in Southern areas and to Democrats in parts of the country that the party has typically had a harder time winning, like New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada. Akuma, Specter was elected to the Senate as a Dem, switched to GOP, and is now switching back. Just wanted to let u know. I mean really, is the GOP trying to be the minority party or what? I honestly am not sure. You should embrace the moderates in your party, not treat them like they are swine. And the same goes for the people who elect them. Does the Pennsylvania Republican Party really think that a guy as conservative as Toomey would win a statewide election when Pennsylvania went to Obama by 10 points? Its idiotic, childish, and bad for the party to elect a no-name person in your primary against a five-term Senator who has been there since 1980 in that kind of political climate. Frankly, I blame Pennsylvania Republicans as well for being so damn stupid. Democrats should embrace their moderates as well, and I will criticize them for it if they don't. The moderates in your party are the ones you should take care of as they are the ones who will help you maintain power. Putting pressure on them like the GOP did on Specter is the way you lose power or lose what little power you may have in the case of the Republicans.
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