Since officially switching parties on April 30, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania is proving to be a loyal Democrat. On 20 party unity votes (when a majority of one party votes against one party), Specter voted with the Democrats 85% of the time.
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Remains to be seen if this high level of party support will continue, but Harry Reid must be pleased. I would expect, on critical votes, for Specter to continue exhibiting his independent streak, but on important but not terribly public votes for Specter to toe the party line. At least through the 2010 Democratic primary.
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