Legal Commentary

Can Arlen Specter Save The Netroots?

By Big Tent Democrat

Atrios writes (citing Josh Marshall):

The only way to get [Specter] to do the right thing is to have a credible primary challenger in the wings, whether that's Sestak or someone else.

Yesterday, I wrote Make Them All Work For It, arguing that the idea of holding Specter to account applies to all of our Dem pols - from Obama on down. I know everyone is ready to primary Jane Harman, and I am glad to hear it. But it should not just be Specter and Harman being held to account. What's most interesting about Specter is that the Netroots is prepared to defy President Obama for once (Obama has promised Specter his full support.) That is a good sign. See, e.g., Markos here - "[T]he party bigwigs who think they can deprive the Democratic primary electorate of democracy versus a new net- and grassroots army taking control of their own destiny." The head bigwig of course is named President Barack Obama.

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Full post as published by TalkLeft on May 05, 2009 (boomark / email).