Statement of former U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA), President of the Republican Main Street Partnership, on Senator Specter’s Decision to Leave the Republican Party

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(Washington, D.C.) – "We are deeply disappointed in Senator Specter's decision to leave the Republican Party. Senator Specter joins a party that has moved dramatically to the left over the last few years. Senator Specter has a center-right voting record, one that puts him squarely within the main stream of the Republican Party. I doubt Senator Specter will find himself any more at home in the party of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid."

The Republican Main Street Partnership (RMSP) is dedicated to promoting and building a pragmatic, thoughtful, fiscally conservative, and inclusive “Governing Majority,” where political debate is encouraged to promote solutions to improve the lives of all Americans. Embracing the full spectrum of center-right ideologies and values in order to build coalitions, RMSP is the largest organization of elected leaders who are in the mold of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan. For more information on RMSP, visit our website at www.republicanmainstreet.org.