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Joe Sestak Confirms He Will Challenge Specter In Primary

First Posted: 08/01/09 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 02:30 PM ET

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The Wayne Independent:

A congressman from the Philadelphia suburbs will challenge U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic Senate primary.

In an interview with The Wayne Independent Wednesday morning, U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., confirmed his intention to run against Specter, a long-time Republican who switched to the Democratic party earlier this year.

"I am going to get into the race against Arlen Specter ... for senator," said Sestak in his first media interview as part of a three-week tour through all of the Commonwealth's 67 counties.

Read the whole story: The Wayne Independent

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A congressman from the Philadelphia suburbs will challenge U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic Senate primary. In an interview with The Wayne Independent Wednesday morning, U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak...
A congressman from the Philadelphia suburbs will challenge U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic Senate primary. In an interview with The Wayne Independent Wednesday morning, U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak...
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JakeMontero
Independent thinking
05:11 PM on 07/01/2009
I planned to support Sestak's until I read where his staff ha.tes him .. it seems he thinks he is still an admiral and his staff are minions...
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Bush-Rolled
America is being put in the clearance bin.
07:18 PM on 07/01/2009
I read somewhere that JakeMontero was posting unsubstantiated rumors on teh internets.
04:24 PM on 07/01/2009
Good news for real democrats, and the people of PA.
04:13 PM on 07/01/2009
Cen sor ship is in play,on this site!!
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smilodon1
04:10 PM on 07/01/2009
Great. I can't vote for him but I'll donate what I can to his campaign. We need to get a real democrat in place of Arlen (magic bullet) Specter.
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03:42 PM on 07/01/2009
I'm not able to vote in Philadelphia, but I would think that a true Democrat would be the obvious choice over a DINO any old day.
apoyo
Micro-bio? Sounds serious.
03:10 PM on 07/01/2009
Best news I've heard all day.
02:46 PM on 07/01/2009
Good. It's good for the voters to have choice.
02:43 PM on 07/01/2009
vote the repub out, get a dem in there. sestak represents the potential 59th dem vote in the senate.
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HeevenSteven
20 Minutes into the future.
02:39 PM on 07/01/2009
He's got my vote already.
02:21 PM on 07/01/2009
Does this mean Arlen will have to pretend to be a Democrat? Does he stop the pretense after the primary or the general election?
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expired
02:15 PM on 07/01/2009
YaY.
pharmmajor
proud Libertarian.
02:15 PM on 07/01/2009
Hopefully we PA natives will get a strong libertarian candidate to take Specter's seat.
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MED1025
Here to save the day
04:03 PM on 07/01/2009
This Pennsylvanian would rather have a solid democrat like Joe Sestak.
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donttasemebro
I am the 99%
02:14 PM on 07/01/2009
Hopefully Specter will take heed of this warning, and start moving to the left. He is always looking out for number one.
02:26 PM on 07/01/2009
He might change his rhetoric to get re-elected, but will he vote with us? Better off to get some new blood IMO. I don't live in PA but I will contribute to Sestak's campaign.
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jonjon66
02:06 PM on 07/01/2009
Yes Sir! , Sen. Arlen Specter is a complete fraud, the good people of Pennsylvania will do right by Joe Sestak.
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lohy
02:03 PM on 07/01/2009
I've been looking for a race to contribute to...This will be the one..Go Sestak...
02:07 PM on 07/01/2009
Against the President, Governor and the two big cities Mayors, he doesn't have a ghost of a chance.
02:11 PM on 07/01/2009
But with the help of Veterans, working people,
and progressives of all stripes economically,
you will be surprised.
02:25 PM on 07/01/2009
The President wont get involved in this. By the time this rolls around, he won't have the political capital to waste.
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CR46
spay/neuter and adopt
02:14 PM on 07/01/2009
I will put this on my out of state contribution list!!!!