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Specter: Toomey 'Did A Little Dance'
Says Challenger's 'A Sure-Fire Loser' In November
PHILADELPHIA - Sen. Arlen Specter visited "Good Day Philadelphia" on Monday to share his thoughts on former Congressman Pat Toomey's campaign announcement last week and the current hot issues in Washington, D.C.
Related: Toomey Says Specter Can't Win
Last week, Toomey told Fox 29 News that Specter's vote on the federal stimulus package -- one of only three votes cast by Republican senators for the measure -- was "the straw that broke the camel's back."
Toomey said that there were, however, "an awful lot of straws on that back," adding that Specter has voted with the Democrats for 30 years.
Specter said Monday of Toomey's remarks, "Well, he did a little dance there, as usual. He was going to run for governor, this one vote came up, and he changed his mind.
"Listen," Specter continued, "I've voted 10,000 times in the United States Senate. I don't expect everyone to agree with every vote. In fact, I don't agree with all of the votes at this time. But to try to unseat someone who has been in 30 years over one vote is a little extreme. But then again, this guy is very extreme."
Specter said Toomey's political views are farther to the right than those of former Sen. Rick Santorum, who lost his campaign for reelection in 2006 by a double-digit margin.
Hitting themes that are likely to run throughout his campaign, Specter added, "If Toomey is the nominee, the Democrats are going to have 60 senators, and they'll be able to cut off filibusters. … The Democrats will be able to pass card-check, the big spending plans, raise taxes, and it's the last check and balance that we Republicans have.
"He's a sure-fire loser in November," Pennsylvania's senior senator said of his primary election challenger.
Specter also tried to shoot holes in Toomey's suggestion that a third-party candidate would do in his general election bid, noting that a third-party candidate also ran in 2004, when he won by a good margin.
Specter went on to talk about gun control and whether he thinks age or health could be campaign issues.
