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Before defecting to the [[Democratic Party]] (see below), Senator Specter was a moderate [[Republican]], disagreeing with the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] Administration on numerous issues. He was one of three Republicans who supported Obama's stimulus bill in 2009. Threatened with a [[conservative]] [[primary]] challenger for his seat in 2010, on April 28, 2009, he announced he was switching to the Democratic party. Now that [[Al Franken]] has been declared the victor in the Minnesota Senate race, Specter's vote provides the crucial 60th vote needed for the Democrats if both left-leaning independents decide to stop GOP [[filibusters]].
Before defecting to the [[Democratic Party]] (see below), Senator Specter was a moderate [[Republican]], disagreeing with the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] Administration on numerous issues. He was one of three Republicans who supported Obama's stimulus bill in 2009. Threatened with a [[conservative]] [[primary]] challenger for his seat in 2010, on April 28, 2009, he announced he was switching to the Democratic party. Now that [[Al Franken]] has been declared the victor in the Minnesota Senate race, Specter's vote provides the crucial 60th vote needed for the Democrats if both left-leaning independents decide to stop GOP [[filibusters]].
The campaign for Specter's seat will receive national attention in the [[2010 Midterm Elections]].
==Career==
He is a [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] veteran, serving within the U.S. as an officer within the Air Force Office of Special Investigations during the [[Korean War]].
He is a [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] veteran, serving within the U.S. as an officer within the Air Force Office of Special Investigations during the [[Korean War]].
[[Category:Democratic Party]]
[[Category:Democratic Party]]
[[Category:Reagan Era]]
[[Category:Reagan Era]]
[[Category:2010 Midterm Elections]]