New ad features Obama as Specter seeks edge

[The Northerner]

HARRISBURG, Pa. — President Barack Obama is appearing in a new TV ad to bolster the re-election prospects of U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who is in a closely contested primary race in Pennsylvania despite support from the Democratic Party and most labor unions.

The Specter campaign said a new ad airing statewide Tuesday features Obama reminding voters of Specter's vote for the president's economic stimulus bill last year.

The 30-second spot shows footage from Obama's speech at a Specter rally in Philadelphia in September. Obama touts Specter's "deciding vote in favor of a recovery act that has helped pull us back from the brink" and says Specter "came to fight for the working men and women of Pennsylvania."

The primary is May 18.

Specter, a longtime centrist who is seeking sixth term in the Senate, is campaigning as a Democrat for the first time after switching his party registration last year.

Specter's challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, says Specter left the GOP simply to preserve his Senate job and can't be trusted to support Obama.

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[DJ13]

1. Specter, a longtime centrist........

[T Wolf]

2. Question is - how far down will Obama sink to boost up this traitor? It's interesting and

disheartening to see how far the Pres. will go for the right while ignoring the left.

This Senate race is just like almost every other issue this White house has faced - and decided to take the Con side against the Libs. Can't wait to see him back Spectre in his independent run against the Democratic nominee (if Sestak does win).

Enough is enough.