But it doesn't matter what Specter believes "deep down inside," if he lets the Republicans bully him in to voting with them.
And from recent history, it seems like Specter cares more about toeing the party line than voting his conscience. As another poster mentioned, he voted YES on the "Partial-Birth" Abortion Ban. He also voted YES on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act 2004 - which seems to have no practical purpose beyond setting the groundwork for anti-choice activists to further promote their belief that unborn fetuses are people (and therefore abortion is murder).
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And from recent history, it seems like Specter cares more about toeing the party line than voting his conscience. As another poster mentioned, he voted YES on the "Partial-Birth" Abortion Ban. He also voted YES on the Unborn Victims of Violence Act 2004 - which seems to have no practical purpose beyond setting the groundwork for anti-choice activists to further promote their belief that unborn fetuses are people (and therefore abortion is murder).
I'm voting Hoeffel.
(Not that he seems to have much of a chance.)