Sestak Officially Announces Candidacy, Will Challenge Specter For Senate Seat
It's official! (No, really! It is!)
Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) will make a bid for the Senate, challenging Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) in the 2010 Pennsylvania primary. Obviously, he's been working up to this morning's announcement for months, but it comes just weeks after his political campaign announced an impressive fundraising haul in the second quarter, allowing them to present what they believe will be a viable challenge to Specter, who will enjoy name recognition, and the backing of the Democratic party, but who became a Democrat just a few months ago after spending most of his career in the GOP.
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So has he announced when he's going to announce that he's made his announcement?
August 4, 2009 9:32 AM | Reply | Permalink
C'mon Steve, Sestak has little name recognition and needs to build some. What's he supposed to do? Go silent for months?
August 4, 2009 12:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good for Joe. Look forward to the influence competition has on how Specter votes on issues.
August 4, 2009 9:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
Specter is a wind-sock. It would be refreshing to have a real Democrat in his seat.
August 4, 2009 10:24 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yep. Specter is definitely the go-to guy when somebody tells you to "put a sock in it."
August 4, 2009 11:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
At this point, I wonder if Sestak would have a better shot in the general against Toomey than Specter would. If Specter gets the nomination, Toomey will remind everyone of his party switch and can claim that Specter's only loyalty is to himself.
August 4, 2009 10:55 AM | Reply | Permalink
Go Joe Go!
August 4, 2009 12:53 PM | Reply | Permalink