Possible blowback to Specter's switching parties:

[Sinistrous]

Will Republans will ratchet up pressure on our beloved Blue Dogs to jump ship?

[tridim]

1. Bwhahaha

:rofl:

Uhm, no. Nobody is switching to the torture party anytime soon.

[Laelth]

11. Agreed. n/t

:dem:

-Laelth

[Magleetis]

2. No

They will just tie up the Franken thing forever.

[OKNancy]

3. No.

They may be blue dogs, but they aren't that stupid. They would never switch to be a minority member with no power.

[Duer 157099]

4. Oh hell no

Even blue dogs have some concept of freedom, which I'm sure they don't want to give up by joining the Rs

[Arkana]

5. There's a fatal flaw in that plan--Republicans are mercilessly punishing moderates,

Obama is widely popular, and a moderate Republican just turned Dem out of fear of vindictive GOP party machines.

There is no, I repeat--NO incentive for any blue dogs to join the Republicans.

[billyoc]

6. Join our minority party, it's GREAT!

:rofl:

[DefenseLawyer]

7. Oh yeah, they have so much to offer.

Minority status and a 21% party affiliation. Where do I sign?

[Taverner]

8. "Come over to our party! We don't have any power, but there's cookies!"

[Kansas Wyatt]

9. So Democrats can take their place in the next election?

It's too dangerous for them to admit what they are.

[tabbycat31]

10. the only one i can see is Bayh

[DefenseLawyer]

14. No chance

Number one, nobody is going to switch to the minority party in the Senate. Number two, Bayh isn't going to EVER have a credible primary opponent run against him, so he will never be in the position Specter has found himself. He's at the top of the food chain in Indiana Democratic politics. No chance.

[get the red out]

12. So they can have all of 21% of the people

in this country NOT thinking they are full of shit? That's good marketing!

[LSK]

13. jump to the 21% party??? they can try!

:rofl: