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Specter's switch not so much good for Dems as bad for Repubs.

Apr 28, 2009 12:19

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arlen specter, nate silver taught numbers how to fuck, republican party

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schonste April 28 2009, 18:27:59 UTC

SOMEONE NEEDS TO REDO THAT SO IT'S AN ELEPHANT, NOT A WHALE, WTF

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Re: MACRO FOR ONE, COMING RIGHT UP chaobell April 28 2009, 19:17:00 UTC

A+

Re: MACRO FOR ONE, COMING RIGHT UP jwaneeta April 28 2009, 19:20:00 UTC

You're pretty damned amazing. :)

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gmth April 28 2009, 18:35:24 UTC

This defection, coming at a time when historically low numbers of Americans are identifying themselves as Republican...

I read that as "defecation." I suppose that's apropos.

Why should the Democrats settle for a Liberdem when they can probably get Pennsylvanians to elect a mainline Democrat along the lines of Bob Casey?

Erm, Bob Casey is staunchly pro-life. I wouldn't call him a "mainline" Dem by any stretch. The point is a good one, though; while I'm thrilled Specter switched, I'd still like to see an actual honest-to-God Democrat run and win here.

schmiss April 28 2009, 19:36:54 UTC

Casey is still pretty middle of the road for a Dem.

apocalypsos April 28 2009, 19:57:42 UTC

I once saw one of those internet quizzes about, "You know if you're from ..." for Pennsylvania where one of the things on the list was, "You vote for pro-choice Republicans and pro-life Democrats."

And then I said, "Heh," and then I pouted 'cause ... yeah, we're fucked up, we totally do that shit all the time.

sentinelsoul April 28 2009, 20:08:44 UTC

LOL, yeah. As I tell anyone who visits, we do everything bass ackwards here. :P

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screamingintune April 28 2009, 18:36:05 UTC

I fail to see how bad news for Republicans is not good news for Democrats.

Unless the other Democrats besides me aren't the spiteful, schadenfreude-y types.

And it's up to Pennsylvania Democrats to decide whether he's liberal enough. I don't think switching is such a sure victory for him, to be honest.

ubiquitous_a April 28 2009, 18:37:47 UTC

IAWTC.

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screamingintune April 28 2009, 18:57:35 UTC

well, in the sense that no, it does not necessarily mean it's time to expect everything in the Senate to go our way, it's STILL bad news for Republicans, which means it's STILL awesome news for Democrats. Because their failure feeds us!

Or rather, it feeds me. Nom nom nom.

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ahtefeh April 28 2009, 18:57:27 UTC

I love it when you get factual like this whatsgood. lol

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Re: lol ahtefeh April 28 2009, 19:19:15 UTC

Ooooh yeeeaaah I'm enjoying this with a bottle of water

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speaker April 28 2009, 18:53:20 UTC

lol i don't care what none ya'll say

any news that breaks into 6+ pages of awesome gifs is cool with me, overreaction or not

ladypolitik April 28 2009, 20:26:11 UTC

LOL, yes. That's basically what it comes down to for me: hilarious epic posts.