Arlen Specter

AFL-CIO's Trumka Slams George McGovern

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - September 3, 2009

AFL-CIO slams 1972 Democratic nominee George McGovern's attack on card check legislation. more >>

Specter, Democrats Push in Pennsylvania, but Republicans Have Hope

By John Mashek - Opinion - June 9, 2009

Obama, Specter hope to avoid a messy primary. Guess again. more >>

Two Republican Moderates in Senate Worry About Future of GOP

By Katherine Skiba - Nation & World - June 1, 2009

The dwindling Republican moderates face a lonely future in the Senate. more >>

Biden Jumps on Specter's Senate Campaign

By Paul Bedard - Nation & World - May 21, 2009

Vice President Joe Biden E-mails Democrats to urge them to back GOP turncoat Arlen Specter. more >>

MoveOn.org to Specter: Be a Democrat or Be Gone in a Primary

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - May 8, 2009

Seniority? No Primary? Not so much. more >>

Arlen Specter Syndrome Could Spread Like a Republican Flu

By Mary Kate Cary - Opinion - May 7, 2009

Senator's defection may signal a spreading, incurable rift within the Republican Party. more >>

Democrats Are Foolish to Humiliate Arlen Specter

By Peter Roff - Peter Roff - May 6, 2009

Why go out of their way to annoy their newest member? more >>

Democrats Poke Fun at GOP After Specter Leaves Party

By Nikki Schwab - Nation & World - May 6, 2009

A new Web ad called "Survivor: GOP" talks about Republican infighting. more >>

Specter's Party Switch Leaves GOP in Crisis Mode

By Katherine Skiba - Nation & World - May 5, 2009

Some Republicans spin Specter's exit as a boost for the party. more >>

Republican Party Fallout Over Specter, Media Coverage, and Matthew Shepard

By John Mashek - Opinion - May 5, 2009

A few telling reports show a party in turmoil and out of touch. more >>

3 Things You Need to Know About the Souter Supreme Court Vacancy

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - May 1, 2009

On the politics, the court, and the Specter angles. more >>

The Specter Lesson: Moderate Republicans Like Christine Todd Whitman Must Lead GOP

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - April 30, 2009

It's time for a serious re-evaluation of where the Republican Party is heading. more >>

Specter's Switch and the GOP's Huge Disadvantage Among American Jews

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - April 30, 2009

Despite their support for Israel, Republicans have little Jewish support and only one Jew in Congress. more >>

After Specter, 3 More GOP Defections?

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - April 29, 2009

All eyes are on Sens. Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, and John McCain. more >>

Specter Party Switch Is Self-Preservation, But Republicans Must Change Too

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - April 29, 2009

But Republicans are wrong painting him as an extreme lefty--they're extreme conservatives. more >>

Arlen Specter Party Switch Becomes Money-Maker for Republicans

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - April 29, 2009

The Republicans are raising money against their "Benedict Arnold." more >>

Who Will Specter's Switch Help in the Long Run?

Opinion - April 29, 2009

The veteran Republican senator switches parties. more >>

Specter Party Switch Could Prove Problematic for Democrats

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - April 28, 2009

They won't have the Republican filibuster to kick around anymore. more >>

Specter Won't Face Schwartz in Democratic Primary After Party Switch

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - April 28, 2009

One possible opponent is out of the field, while others temporize. more >>

Obama's 100 Days, Specter's Defection Show the Republican Party of "No" Must End

By Peter Roff - Peter Roff - April 28, 2009

The GOP needs to give voters a reason to move away from Obama...It hasn't yet. more >>

Arlen Specter Started Out His Career as a Democrat

By Nikki Schwab - Nation & World - April 28, 2009

The Republican Turned Democrat switched parties in 1965 also. more >>

Christian Conservatives Will Cheer Specter Defection, but Toomey Is a Long Shot

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - April 28, 2009

Will Specter's defection be a pyrrhic victory for the Christian right? more >>

Specter Party Switch Hurts Democrats and Republicans Alike

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - April 28, 2009

Pennsylvania senator's defection reinforces faults in both parties. more >>

Republican Sen. Arlen Specter's Surprise Move: Become a Democrat

By Katherine Skiba - Nation & World - April 28, 2009

Only a few weeks ago, the moderate senator insisted in an interview, "I am a Republican." more >>

Specter Previews Primary, Hits Toomey on Social Security, Wall Street, Card Check

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - April 7, 2009

He attacks his rival on Social Security, Wall Street ties, labor bill. more >>