Joe Sestak Confirms He Will Challenge Specter In Primary

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

Comments

[JakeMontero]

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...

[Bush-Rolled]

I read somewhere that JakeMontero was posting unsubstantiated rumors on teh internets.

[bigsioux]

Good news for real democrats, and the people of PA.

[johnie2xs]

Cen sor ship is in play,on this site!!

[smilodon1]

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.

[Taiyo]

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]

Best news I've heard all day.

[Pupster]

Good. It's good for the voters to have choice.

[nowThenzen]

vote the repub out, get a dem in there. sestak represents the potential 59th dem vote in the senate.

[HeevenSteven]

He's got my vote already.

[Jaybot]

Does this mean Arlen will have to pretend to be a Democrat? Does he stop the pretense after the primary or the general election?

[expired]

YaY.

[pharmmajor]

Hopefully we PA natives will get a strong libertarian candidate to take Specter's seat.

[MED1025]

This Pennsylvanian would rather have a solid democrat like Joe Sestak.

[donttasemebro]

Hopefully Specter will take heed of this warning, and start moving to the left. He is always looking out for number one.

[LATaurus]

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.

[jonjon66]

Yes Sir! , Sen. Arlen Specter is a complete fraud, the good people of Pennsylvania will do right by Joe Sestak.

[lohy]

I've been looking for a race to contribute to...This will be the one..Go Sestak...

[dillydawg]

Against the President, Governor and the two big cities Mayors, he doesn't have a ghost of a chance.

[johnie2xs]

But with the help of Veterans, working people,
and progressives of all stripes economically,
you will be surprised.

[Jaybot]

The President wont get involved in this. By the time this rolls around, he won't have the political capital to waste.

[apoyo]

I thought it was the people who decided.

You account for a total of 3 votes.

[CR46]

I will put this on my out of state contribution list!!!!