GOP mess – NorthCoastBlog.com https://www.northcoastblog.com Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:10:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 Will Tom Ridge run for the Senate now that Arlen Specter is a Democrat? https://www.northcoastblog.com/2009/04/28/will-tom-ridge-run-for-the-senate-now-that-arlen-specter-is-a-democrat/ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:10:00 +0000 https://www.northcoastblog.com/?p=1358 I’m watching “Hardball” and of course Chris and his guests are discussing the Arlen Specter situation. One talking point involved the possibility that former governor Tom Ridge might run for the Senate and take on Spector in the general election. Lindsey Graham also floated this idea.

Specter was going to have a tough time beating Pat Toomey in the Republican primary, but he would crush Toomey in a general election should Spector run as a Democrat and get the Democratic nomination.

Ridge is still popular in Pennsylvania, but he’s a moderate as well so he might have a tough time beating Toomey in the Republican primary. If he got past Toomey, he would at least have a shot against Spector.

In any event, this is pretty good news for Democrats, though Specter will not always be a reliable vote. Just as the GOP.

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