(from the archive) The Small Tent

29 April, 2009

By Bryan Lower

The defection of Arlen Specter is another sign that moderate Republicans are being squeezed out.

Yesterday, Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter walked away from the Republican Party and officially became a Democrat. The move was earth shattering for a GOP that didn’t need any more bad news. They shouldn’t be too surprised. Since the 2008 elections, the Republicans have been veering to the extreme right and leaving moderates behind.

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