How to Tell Your Husband is a Political Junkie

[jadecat]

When he calls you at work to gleefully inform you that Arlen Spector has changed teams. The Senator from Pennsylvania is turning into a Democrat.

(Once Franken gets seated that'll make 60)

Comments

[mr-spock.livejournal.com]

I smell a recall petition. His constituents didn't elect a democrat - and they just might decide to remove him from office for switching.

[bernmarx.livejournal.com]

It's possible, but given that it's only about 18 months until he's up for re-election, I'd hope the more rational annoyed voters would just wait to express their dissatisfaction there.

At any rate, he commented that some 200K Pennsylvanians changed from R to D in the last election. Also, it's never clear how many voters are voting for the party and how many for the politician; the history of this country is rife with politicians who win in areas where their party is the weaker one (recent good example: Gov. Kathleen Sibelius, who won consistently in solidly-red Kansas).