Sen. Arlen Specter became the fourth Democrat in seven months to lose a high-profile race despite the president's active involvement, raising doubts about Obama's ability to help fellow Democrats in this November's elections.Let's not forget that Obama not only supported Specter, but Sestak has alleged that the White House tried to buy him off with the promise of a high-profile position, reportedly the Secretary of the Navy. Ouch.
The first three candidates fell to Republicans. But Specter's loss Tuesday to Rep. Joe Sestak in Pennsylvania's Democratic senatorial primary cast doubts on Obama's influence and popularity even within his own party - and in a battleground state, no less.
Source: My Way News
Of course, President Obama tried to distance himself from Specter in the final weeks of the campaign, hoping to save some face:
As Specter tanked, Obama couldn't be found in the Keystone State. He and his handlers didn't want to risk more embarrassment after Obama campaigned for losing gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia and couldn't keep state Sen. Scott Brown from claiming Edward Kennedy's Senate seat.
