Conservative opposition was starting to suface, mentioned this
morning in the Allentown Morning Call. The polls showed
that while Toomey was behind Specter, it was by less than 10
points. A year out, that indicated a winnable race. Ridge is 63.
There was already a fuss about his main residence being in Chevy
Chase, Maryland -- a version of the story the Democrats used
successfully against Rick Santorum in 2006 (Santorum has a home
in Leesburg, Virginia.) All in all, making money (the
lobbyist issue was lurking as well), having family
responsibilities, there was a question of whether he had the fire
to do this. For whatever reason -- the answer is no.
