If John McCain wins this election by earning victory in Pennsylvania, one man can take full credit for ushering the Arizona Senator into the White House.
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter is the original Republican maverick. Specter has been keeping busy of late, canvassing Pennsylvaina to stump for his friend, John McCain.
Specter is an extremely popular political figure in Pennsylvania. Widely lamented as a RINO by the national Republican evangelical base for his moderate stance on social issues, Specter has maintained his heady grip of power in Washington as the 16th most senior member of the Senate by bringing results to his constituents since first being elected in 1980.
The tightening of poll numbers in Pennsylvania are not entirely the making of John McCain moving into the state three weeks ago, but rather it's attributed more to the steady barrage of Specter appearances in the state on McCain's behalf.
If McCain wins, Specter is likely to be offered a cabinet position in a McCain administration. My guess, however, is that he has too much gratitude towards his state and will continue to remain a force in the Republican minority Senate.
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Good 'ol Arlen...author of the single bullet theory. What a snowball artist.
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