Politico
“What you see happening across the country is that the tea party organization has taken over,” Specter said in an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell.“We know what happened to [Sen. Bob] Bennett [R-Utah], what happened to [Florida GOP Gov. Charlie] Crist,” Specter said.“They drove him out of the Republican Party,” Specter said of Crist, now running for the Senate as an independent in Florida.Specter fled the Republican Party after polls showed the conservative grass-roots support behind former Rep. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) would likely be enough to propel him to a primary win over the longtime senator.
Wow, imagine people voting for smaller government, states rights, and less taxes! Imagine that.
Please PA, give the 80 year old lifer the boot!
