6. How much money will conservative groups spend to try to beat him?
How on earth could that possibly matter? It will be a shock if whatever whack job the Republicans nominate comes within ten points of Specter. He’s now a Democrat and a long-time incumbent in a blue state (comfy Obama win, huge rej advantage).
The era of conservative dominance is over. It lives on only in the minds of Beltway political pundits.