The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports on a new ad being run in Pennsylvania by the pro-choice, moderate Republican group “Real Republican Majority.” The ad asks the question, “What is the Republican Party today?” It then contrasts Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan with the likes of Pat Robertson, Ted Haggard, Jerry Falwell, and Rick Santorum. The group bought the ad time before the election, banking on a defeat of Santorum and Republicans in general.

The original version of the ad featured local favorites Arlen Specter and Tom Ridge among the moderate heroes of the Republican Party. But in the end neither man wanted to be associated with the group or its message and both were dropped from the final cut. In a letter to the group Mr. Specter stated, "I do not want to be associated with any advertisement that criticizes our fellow Republicans."