In recent days, Specter has quietly lobbied Republicans who control the state Senate to support a proposal that would allow independents to vote in the Republican or Democratic primary. He has called individual senators and spoke before the entire caucus - on that and other subjects - earlier this week.
One senator who attended the caucus said it was tough sell.
"It was apparent that he wanted the support" of the caucus, said Sen. John H. Eichelberger, R-Blair, who supports Toomey. "I could tell from the looks in the room and the comments that were made that there wasn't much support for it."
Specter said Friday that the idea has merit.
"It would obviously help me, but beyond my own situation it would help the party," he said in a telephone interview Friday.
Yeah, because that open primary idea helped us sooooo much in '08. It gave us a candidate who delighted in sticking his thumb in the eye of his base on a regular basis. Here's a thought: let's let Republicans pick the Republican candidate.
H/T: Ace of Spades
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