[Cedric]

Specter was first elected, then reelected, during the Reagan years.

The Gipper didn't try to run him out of the party. He was smart enough to know you need numbers to govern.

[buccaneer81]

He was smart enough to know you need numbers to govern.

Numbers mean nothing if the fool consistently votes opposite the rest of the party.

[LachlanMinnesota]

And smart enough to know that you can give your vote to the opposition to give them the numbers they need.