One of the thorns in the Democratic party's side has been the so-called "blue dogs", who refused to support health care reform. Well, there will be one less.
U.S. Rep. Tim Holden, the longest-serving member of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation, has lost his re-election bid in a Democratic primary race in a newly redrawn district.
Personal injury attorney Matt Cartwright spent nearly $400,000 in the race against Holden, who was elected to Congress in 1992 and was one of its conservative, so-called Blue Dog Democrats.
Cartwright's campaign hit Holden with allegations that he was too conservative for the district's voters, citing his vote against President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
http://news.yahoo.com/longest-serving-pa-congressman-loses-primary-021912197.html
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