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He's just playing the game. You think Santorum or GWB are surprised by this? They made a calculated choice. I'd love to hear off the record Santorum's rationale for that choice, out of curiosity.

the rationale would most likely be that incumbents are favored to win.
they need to keep as many seats as they can due to unexpected retirements and close calls like Colorado, OK and Alaska.

You and me both. I can't imagine why GWB and Santorum didn't support Toomy. But then again, I can't understand half of what they have done in Washington in the last 3 years.

They have expanded spending, they took away my right to political free speech while protecting incumbents....go figure.

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He's just playing the game. You think Santorum or GWB are surprised by this? They made a calculated choice. I'd love to hear off the record Santorum's rationale for that choice, out of curiosity.
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Santorum is in office because Specter, as a loyal Republican, despite disagreeing with Santorum's philosophy, supported him, worked to help him, provided him staff and essentially got Santorum elected over Wofford. There's a good link to the story of the Santorum/Wofford race online. Specter did his job as loyal Republican that year. You have Santorum because Specter made it so. Santorum's rationale was simple. He owed a debt to Specter and if Specter can be a loyal Republican, Santorum is obligated to be the same.

Look at the stats. Pennsylvania has 389,000 more registered Dems than Republicans. How can Specter win if he does not appeal to at least a segment of the Dems?