If Toomey wins could it set a precedent for both parties?

[mot78]

Repugs and Dems alike hate DINOs and RINOs, and if Toomey wins otnight, it could have reverberations. For example, haven't some talked about challenging Lieberman in the primaries in 2006?

[kiahzero]

1. I don't hate DINOs or RINOs

I hold extremist Republicans in contempt, though.

[Christ was Socialist]

2. Dino=Lieberman/Zell Miller Rino=Olympia Snowe <nt>

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Olympia is my Senator. I consider her to be a classic

moderate Repub. To me a Rino is a moderate dem who runs as a Repub because that is what the voting base is. But I doubt that Olympia would switch sides if we had more Dems here.

[kiahzero]

4. I'm familiar with the terms.

I don't consider Zell a DINO, though... he's working for the Republicans now.

Lieberman irritates me for his social positions & stance on Iraq, but he's no ideologue - we just sincerely disagree. Same with moderate Republicans.

I tend to like RINOs, actually - I'm a big fan of Chafee, for example.

[Hippo_Tron]

7. I think Zell Miller is in a class of his own...

Lieberman has a few redeeming qualities but not many. Zell supports Frist and the GOP leadership more than the Republicans do.

[VolcanoJen]

5. When do the PA polls close?

Anyone have the inside dish on when we can expect the Toomy-Specter results to trickle in?

Exit Poll links, anyone?

[NewJeffCT]

6. as much as I dislike neo-con Joe...

I'm not a big Joe Lieberman fan - he's more conservative than his Republican Senate predecessor Lowell Weicker - but, I have not heard of anybody stepping up to challenge him in 2 years. The state Dems here are pretty meek.

[Hippo_Tron]

8. Living in Louisiana, I've learned to love the DINOs...

The feeling you get when a democrat beats a racist neocon Republican cancels out the fact that you know the democrat will be worthless and will do little to advance a progressive agenda.