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Arlen Specter's switch to the Democratic Party in 2009 was primarily due to disagreements over?

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  • Judicial nominations

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Arlen Specter's switch to the Democratic Party in 2009 stemmed from disagreements over judicial nominations. Specter, a Republican senator from Pennsylvania, had grown increasingly critical of the Bush administration's conservative judicial appointments. He believed that these appointments threatened the independence of the judiciary and the rights of minorities.
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