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]

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...

[Bush-Rolled]

07:18 PM on 07/01/2009

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

[bigsioux]

04:24 PM on 07/01/2009

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

[johnie2xs]

04:13 PM on 07/01/2009

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

[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.

[Taiyo]

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]

03:10 PM on 07/01/2009

Best news I've heard all day.

[Pupster]

02:46 PM on 07/01/2009

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

[nowThenzen]

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.

[HeevenSteven]

02:39 PM on 07/01/2009

He's got my vote already.

[Jaybot]

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?

[expired]

02:15 PM on 07/01/2009

YaY.

[pharmmajor]

02:15 PM on 07/01/2009

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

[MED1025]

04:03 PM on 07/01/2009

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

[donttasemebro]

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.

[LATaurus]

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.

[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.

[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...

[dillydawg]

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.

[johnie2xs]

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.

[Jaybot]

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.

[CR46]

02:14 PM on 07/01/2009

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