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A Liberal Democrat Returns to the Fold
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| Contributor | Bob Sacamano |
| Last Edited | Bob Sacamano Apr 29, 2009 02:39am |
| Category | Commentary |
| News Date | Apr 28, 2009 11:40am |
| Description | Arlen Specter started his political life as a liberal Democrat.
And now the senior senator from Pennsylvania is returning to the fold.
Specter, who has served five terms in the Senate as the last of the old-school Rockefeller Republicans, has finally given up on his long, fruitless quest to revive the spirit of east-coast liberalism within what has become a hard-right party.
"Since my election in 1980, as part of the Reagan Big Tent, the Republican Party has moved far to the right," the senator explained in a statement announcing his decision to leave the GOP fold. "Last year, more than 200,000 Republicans in Pennsylvania changed their registration to become Democrats. I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans.
U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, R-Pennsylvania, is now U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, D-Pennsylvania. |
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