May 18, 2010 10:17 pm US/Eastern
Specter Rejected By Pa. Dems In Bid For 6th Term
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --
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Arlen Specter (left) and Joe Sestak (right)
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U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter has been defeated in a Pennsylvania primary in
his bid for a sixth term after taking the risky step of switching to the
Democratic Party.
Voters Tuesday picked U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak as the party's nominee and rejected the 80-year-old Specter in his first Democratic campaign.
The vote also was a defeat for President Barack Obama, who supported Specter when he abandoned the Republican Party last year.
The moderate Specter cast his switch as a decision of principle after inflaming the GOP by voting for Obama's economic stimulus bill. But many Democratic voters questioned his motives.
Sestak faces Republican Pat Toomey in the fall election.(© 2010 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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