Specter’s success may depend on Philadelphia

From the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER:

Last week, Sen. Arlen Specter’s campaign bought thousands of ad minutes on Philadelphia black-oriented radio stations to air a clip of President Obama’s praising him.

And Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins made robo-calls to city Democratic voters saying that Specter has “proven he’s on our team” by supporting the economic-stimulus and health-care overhaul.

For Specter, surviving the Democratic Senate primary against Rep. Joe Sestak may well come down to his hometown, the city that launched his long political career in 1965, when he was elected district attorney – as a Republican…

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