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Specter defeated by Sestak

Posted by admin On May - 18 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS

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U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter has been defeated in a Pennsylvania primary in his bid for a sixth term after taking the risky step of switching to the Democratic Party.

Voters endorsed U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak as the party’s nominee and rejected the 80-year-old Specter in his first Democratic campaign. Specter was formally a powerful Republican before switching to the Democratic party.

Specter says he has called Sestak to congratulate him and tell him he thinks it’s vital to keep the seat in the Democratic Party.

The vote also was a defeat for President Barack Obama, who supported Specter when he abandoned the Republican Party last year.

The moderate Specter cast his switch as a decision of principle after inflaming the GOP by voting for Obama’s economic stimulus bill. But many Democratic voters questioned his motives.

Sestak will face Republican Pat Toomey in the fall election.

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