It's that Pat Toomey, who proved to be a terrible thorn in Sen. Arlen Specter's side in 2004, wants to run for governor of Pennsylvania and will leave Specter alone. There are other Republicans who might challenge Specter, but none would have had as good a shot as Toomey. Now, Specter doesn't have to watch his right flank... and might be amenable to certain things -- like... EFCA (I know, I know) that he otherwise might feel obligated to oppose.
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