But regardless of whether Specter could've won as an independent he would have had no chance of winning the Democratic primary without the President's endorsement. Without the Dem machine behind him, Democratic primary voters wouldn't vote for a guy who had been a Republican for his entire career. He would've had a better shot remaining a Republican and trying his hand against Pat Toomey. An independent bid probably would have been the least worst option.
Specter certainly needed the Dems but the Dems were useless without locking up the primary for him.
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