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| Contributor | Tony82 |
| Last Edited | Tony82 Mar 30, 2004 10:53pm |
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| News Date | Monday, March 29, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In the Pennsylvania primary battle between pro-choice liberal Sen. Arlen Specter (R) and pro-life conservative challenger Rep. Pat Toomey (R), self identified "conservatives" as well as "pro-life" voters are almost as likely to pledge support for Specter--who shrunk Bush's 2001 tax cut, supports Roe v. Wade and opposes school choice and tort reform--as for Toomey, who came to Washington as mostly conservative and has drifted right since then.
Conservatives' mixed loyalties mirror the mixed messages they are receiving from the top figures on the right. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), a hero to pro-lifers, endorsed Specter early in the campaign. Many Washington conservatives, including Toomey backers, wrote that off. "He has to endorse his colleague against a challenger," one Toomey staffer said. |
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