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CRP Chairman
Ron Nehring Issues Statement On Sen. Arlen Specter’s Decision To
Join The Democratic Party
SACRAMENTO – California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring today
issued the following statement in response to Sen. Arlen Specter’s
decision to join the Democratic Party:
"Arlen Specter’s decision to join the Democratic Party has
absolutely nothing to do with principles. This was a
poll-driven decision based purely on selfish interests. Polls
showed that because of his abandonment of basic Republican
principles in the Senate, Arlen Specter, an incumbent United States
Senator, could not even win his own Republican primary, nor win a
general election as either a Republican or even as an
independent.
"Arlen Specter decided on his own — no one forced him — to
violate core Republican principles by voting for the wasteful $787
billion stimulus bill while every single House Republican,
including California ‘s entire Republican delegation, voted with
taxpayers in opposition… Read More