The group Keystone Progress will have it’s eye on Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA). Today, the online progressive network launched Specter Scorecard, with two key purposes. One is forward looking: “We’ll keep you informed about key upcoming votes where Sen. Specter’s vote will be vital to the success of the progressive position. We’ll give you accurate information about the issue and we’ll provide you with the opportunity to take action to help persuade Arlen to do the right thing.”
And the other, a bit retrospective “We’ll let you know how Sen. Specter has voted on important progressive issues since he made the switch. We’ll display his ‘progressive batting average’ and keep it updated when he takes votes on those issues.” Right now, based on his vote for the confirmation of Kathleen Sebelius and his vote against the 2010 budget, Specter’s batting .500.
“We decided to create this page because on almost every issue we are working on at the federal level, Senator Specter was a key vote,” said Michael Morrill, the Executive Director of Keystone Progress. “We thought it would be fun and informative to put all of the issues in one place.”
