PA-Rasmussen: Sen. Specter (R) in a tight race with Matthews (D)

[Keystone Phil]

As I said elsewhere...

Good news for Specter from that Rasmussen poll - 68% of Republicans have a favorable opinion of him. Sure it should be higher for a Republican Senator but that rating surely isn't weak. The problem for him is that only 70% of Republicans said they'd vote for him in the General.

[Keystone Phil]

I can see that Specter is getting huge swaths of the (D) vote (a must since registration has changed lately), but who will those (R)'s end up voting for?  Surely not Matthews

I'm one of these Republicans caught in a really tough spot. It's pretty funny. I really never want to vote for Specter. I've even said that in a Specter vs. Schwartz matchup, I'd still write in someone.

I love saying that I'd consider voting for Matthews. When push comes to shove, I won't do it. There really is no way that I could. I'd either write in or...don't make me say it...

I think my latter option is what most of these undecided Republicans would do as well.

[Keystone Phil]

By the way, it looks like Specter has already tried to keep us conservatives happy. My Mom got a mailer today about drilling and it provided a quote for Specter and his desire to open drilling in ANWR. Kind of funny since I'm about 90% sure he opposed that before.

[Keystone Phil]

If I managed to vote for Hillary in '06, you can bring yourself to vote for Specter in '10, Phil.

You and Hillary have ideological similarities.

[Keystone Phil]

If I managed to vote for Hillary in '06, you can bring yourself to vote for Specter in '10, Phil.

You and Hillary have ideological similarities.

Then why does he hate her so much?

Uh...ask him. That doesn't mean he can't hate her for other reasons.

[Keystone Phil]

If I managed to vote for Hillary in '06, you can bring yourself to vote for Specter in '10, Phil.

You and Hillary have ideological similarities.

Not much more than you and Specter would have.

Specter is a pretty standard liberal. I'm a standard conservative. You are maybe slightly left of standard liberal. Same with Hillary. 

[Keystone Phil]

If I managed to vote for Hillary in '06, you can bring yourself to vote for Specter in '10, Phil.

You and Hillary have ideological similarities.

Not much more than you and Specter would have.

Specter is a pretty standard liberal. I'm a standard conservative. You are maybe slightly left of standard liberal. Same with Hillary. 

I don't see how either Specter or Clinton are liberals. Specter is pretty far-right as far as I'm concerned.

Ok, let opebo be opebo. It doesn't work for you.

[Keystone Phil]

If all else fails, doesn't the CP run a full slate?

Usually but they're usually too right wing for me. I still wouldn't have voted for Jim Clymer in 2004.

[Keystone Phil]

If I managed to vote for Hillary in '06, you can bring yourself to vote for Specter in '10, Phil.

You and Hillary have ideological similarities.

Not much more than you and Specter would have.

Specter is a pretty standard liberal. I'm a standard conservative. You are maybe slightly left of standard liberal. Same with Hillary. 

I don't see how either Specter or Clinton are liberals. Specter is pretty far-right as far as I'm concerned.

Ok, let opebo be opebo. It doesn't work for you.

If I'm opebo, you must be Statesrights or something, dude. You can't seriously think that Specter is a "standard liberal", even going by the American standard.

Yes, I do. Meanwhile, the guy who wants me to think that I'm wrong doesn't even think that Hillary Clinton is a liberal. I guess Obama isn't either since they have an almost identical record.