Jerome at MyDD is covering the Pennsylvania primaries. Republican Senator Arlen Specter has a comfortable lead (52% to 48%) over challenger Toomey with 73% reporting. You can follow the votes here.

Bush backed Specter. In our view, Specter is better than Toomey, but a Democrat would be better than either one:

Specter is in line for the chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee next year _ a prospect that scares conservatives still smarting over his 1987 vote thwarting the Supreme Court nomination of Robert H. Bork.

....Toomey, a three-term lawmaker, is a fiscal conservative, opposes abortion rights and has voted against an increase in the minimum wage and background checks for firearm purchasers at gun shows.

Specter will face Democrat Joe Hoeffel, a Congressman from Philly's suburbs.

Please contribute to Hoeffel here. Here's one reason you should:

American foreign policy should reflect the American ideals of social justice, human rights and personal liberty. And if we must go to war, we must do so with the support of our allies and the United Nations, with a plan to keep our troops safe and a plan to bring our kids home.” - Joe Hoeffel