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Specter: Democratic Gatherings Have More People Than GOP Get-Togethers
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) visited his newfound party last night, speaking at a Philadelphia Democratic Committee fundraiser -- and commenting on the big change he's made in recent weeks.
A reporter asked Specter how Democratic gatherings differ from Republican ones. His answer: "There are a lot more people here than when Republicans get together."
That fact alone seems to be a self-perpetuating cycle -- after all, it was the decrease in moderate registered Republican voters in Pennsylvania that helped spur Arlen Specter to switch parties in the first place.
Specter also remarked of his transition: "There are a few bumps in the road. But I've got good shock absorption."
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People like winners. They don't like angry and bitter politicians and conservative leaders who say outrageous stuff (Reparations, anyone?) and who advocate for a larger government that can intrude into other people's private lives (not their own, of course) while simultaneously advocating for a smaller government so that the rich can get richer and the less rich can get screwed.
May 12, 2009 1:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
You're reminding me of an old Beck song:
May 12, 2009 1:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think you got the lyrics wrong. It should be:
May 12, 2009 3:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ha, you mean I've had them wrong for over a decade!? How's that for misremembering...
May 12, 2009 3:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
I don't know if this is true everywhere, but in my experience Democratic gatherings draw more people because they're less inclined to require you to toe the party line to join. The purity police we all see driving moderates out of the GOP are often worse on the local level.
May 12, 2009 3:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
"There are a few bumps in the road. But I've got good shock absorption."
I guess we'll find out in 2010!
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May 12, 2009 1:21 PM | Reply | Permalink