In one week, former Democratic Rep. Parker Griffith will face Alabama voters for the first time as a Republican. The election comes exactly two weeks after Democratic primary voters rejected this cycle’s higher-profile party-switcher, Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.).
The significance of Specter’s defeat has not been lost on Griffith’s two GOP challengers, Madison County Commissioner Mo Brooks and businessman and Navy veteran Les Phillip. Both view it as a good omen and indication that this cycle’s anti-incumbent mood cuts across party lines.
But unlike in Pennsylvania, the party switch isn’t exactly taking center stage in the final days of the primary.
Full Source: Ala. Race Next Test of Party-Switch Survival – Roll Call.