HARRISBURG, Pa., April 15 (UPI) -- A conservative former congressman announced his challenge Wednesday to one of the last Republican moderates in the U.S. Senate, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania.
Pat Toomey and Specter have been campaigning against each other for weeks, although Toomey hadn't made a formal announcement and the primary is a year away, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Toomey came close to beating Specter in 2004, losing the Republican primary by 17,000 votes out of 1 million cast.