Are Specter's Days In The Senate Numbered

Down With Tyranny Blog makes the point that the Democratic primary may not be so easy for Pennsylvania's senior Senator.

Down With Tyranny writes:

"For as long as I've known Joe Sestak, 'the right thing to do' has always been what I've seen guiding him-- not the right thing to do for his campaign donors (Arlen Specter's modus operandi, but the right thing to do for America and for America's ordinary working families. That's why I feel alright asking you to think about donating whatever you can afford and feel comfortable giving to Joe's campaign. Specter will have all the money corporate America can dish up. He gets more from the more venal interests in the country-- Big Insurance, the banksters, the Medical-Industrial complex than anyone in the Senate who hasn't run for president. And no big donor ever felt they didn't get their money's worth when contributing to Arlen Specter's shameful career."

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Is Health Care Killing Specter?

A new Rasmussen poll shows approval for Senator Arlen Specter erodes further. In June Rasmussen reported that 53% of Penn voters favored Specter and roughly 43% did not. The new numbers are reversed, Specter’s favorable is 43% and unfavorable is 53%.

The biggest issue this summer is health care, is it killing his chance for reelection?

Specter has decreasing republican and democratic support. The survey shows that 80% of republicans would vote for his would be Republican challenger, Pat Toomey, and Specter would only draw 61% of the democrat vote. Where is the rest of the democrat vote going?

In the D primary Specter still holds a statistical lead over challenger Congressman Sestak but that lead has decreases six points since June.

Specter has run out of parties. He needs health care reform to work in the next year, not just pass it has to display some real improvements in the delivery of care and access to care. Is one year enough time to show significant improvements, Specter better hope so.

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Senator Grassley Says We Should Not Have Government Policy That Pulls The Plug On Grandma

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley took that amazing and courageous position on a non issue today during his town hall meeting in the park.. In response to question about health care killing old people Senator Grassley said there are people in Washington that a bothered by old people being in hospitals connected to tubes and machines. He also said that we should not have end of life counseling. He said he would not name the people who want to kill old people.

Grassley had the opportunity to tell hi constituents truth. Perhaps he should watch the video of Arlen Spector from Lebanon, PA.

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