RSSSpecter switches parties, leaves GOP
From: The Washington Times | April 28, 2009
UPDATED: Republican Sen. Arlen Specter said Tuesday he is changing political parties and will seek re-election to his sixth term next year as a Democrat, further eroding Republicans’ power in Washington. Mr. Specter, of Pennsylvania, said the Republican Party has “moved far to the right” and he now finds his political philosophy “more in line with Democrats.” “I have been a Republican since 1966,” Mr. Specter said. “I have been working extremely hard for the party, for its candidates and for the ideals of a Republican Party whose tent is big enough to welcome diverse points of view. While I …
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