Sestak Requests September 2 Joint Town Hall Health Care Forum With Toomey

Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA)--who's challenging Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) in the 2010 Pennsylvania Democratic Primary--isn't wasting any time: in fact, he's already trying to juxtapose himself against Republican Pat Toomey.

"[H]ow about a great town hall on health care?" Sestak asks in a statement released moments ago.

Does the evening of September 2nd, in your home town of Allentown at Muhlenberg College, work for you? We'll have a great discussion of the health care reform effort. I want to show you the light on the public health care option! What do you say?

Sestak's responding to a statement Toomey released yesterday: "I think Joe Sestak and I would agree that having a candid debate about honest policy differences is a refreshing change from attempting to interact with Arlen Specter, whose position changes by the day," Toomey said. "Pennsylvanians deserve the kind of straightforward and respectful dialogue about critical issues that Joe Sestak and I are prepared to give them."

I think it's fair to say that not only is Sestak signaling to voters that the general election might be between himself and Toomey. He's also affirming Toomey's extremely harsh criticism of Specter.