Politico:

There was a time earlier this year when Republican Pat Toomey was the skunk at the Republican establishment party, a conservative gadfly whose prospective primary challenge to Sen. Arlen Specter seemed to jeopardize GOP control of the seat.

Even after Specter switched to the Democratic Party in April, party leaders continued to dismiss Toomey’s chances and looked elsewhere for a 2010 nominee.

Today, however, the party is gradually falling in line behind his bid, setting asidereservationsabout his electability and getting accustomed to the idea of the former Club for Growth president as the GOP Senate nominee.

It’s something of a shotgun marriage, but it’s an idea that the party is growing increasingly comfortable with.

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Tags: Sen. Arlen Specter

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