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Sestak still mulling
The road to the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate just got a bit easier for longtime Republican Arlen Specter.
The other announced Democrat, Joe Torsella, is getting out of the race.
Torsella, the former head of the National Consitution Center, exited the race Thursday night with an announcement on YouTube.
That does not mean Specter is getting a free ride.
Still mulling his options is none other than Delco U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-7.
Sestak continues to indicate he is mulling his options in terms of offering a challenge to Specter, who is the clear choice of party leadership, including Gov. Ed Rendell.
Sestak doesn’t seem to care what the party leadership wants. He continues to say he wants to know what kind of Democrat Specter plans to be, what’s he running for, and not necessarily who is standing behind the newly minted Democrat.
Sestak is not offering any specific timetable for making a decision, but it now sounds as if he could be making up his mind in the next couple of weeks.
Clearly, the guy who stunned Delaware County politics when, helped in no small part by a leaked federal investigation, he showed longtime incumbent Rep. Curt Weldon the door, goes to the beat of his own drummer.
He was an underdog then; he’ll be an even bigger underdog now, in his own party, if he decides to take on Specter.
Now we wait on Sestak’s decision.
My guess? I understand Sestak has higher political ambitions, despite his consistent talk about how much he loves this job.
Yes, a non-scientific online poll resulted in a lopsided finding that there is support for Sestak to run.
I don’t see it. He likely will face the same problem so many other Delaware County politicians have faced when they venture beyond our borders.
In a statewide race, too many people don’t know who they are.
Sestak vs. Specter to me sounds like political suicide for someone who right now is considered an up-and-coming congressman.
Then again, those kind of odds didn’t stop Sestak before. Maybe party leaders will offer some kind of incentive to entice Sestak to step aside.
Aren’t we also electing a governor in 2010?
How about a statewide race featuring two Delco powerhouses.
Sestak vs. Meehan, anyone?
The other announced Democrat, Joe Torsella, is getting out of the race.
Torsella, the former head of the National Consitution Center, exited the race Thursday night with an announcement on YouTube.
That does not mean Specter is getting a free ride.
Still mulling his options is none other than Delco U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-7.
Sestak continues to indicate he is mulling his options in terms of offering a challenge to Specter, who is the clear choice of party leadership, including Gov. Ed Rendell.
Sestak doesn’t seem to care what the party leadership wants. He continues to say he wants to know what kind of Democrat Specter plans to be, what’s he running for, and not necessarily who is standing behind the newly minted Democrat.
Sestak is not offering any specific timetable for making a decision, but it now sounds as if he could be making up his mind in the next couple of weeks.
Clearly, the guy who stunned Delaware County politics when, helped in no small part by a leaked federal investigation, he showed longtime incumbent Rep. Curt Weldon the door, goes to the beat of his own drummer.
He was an underdog then; he’ll be an even bigger underdog now, in his own party, if he decides to take on Specter.
Now we wait on Sestak’s decision.
My guess? I understand Sestak has higher political ambitions, despite his consistent talk about how much he loves this job.
Yes, a non-scientific online poll resulted in a lopsided finding that there is support for Sestak to run.
I don’t see it. He likely will face the same problem so many other Delaware County politicians have faced when they venture beyond our borders.
In a statewide race, too many people don’t know who they are.
Sestak vs. Specter to me sounds like political suicide for someone who right now is considered an up-and-coming congressman.
Then again, those kind of odds didn’t stop Sestak before. Maybe party leaders will offer some kind of incentive to entice Sestak to step aside.
Aren’t we also electing a governor in 2010?
How about a statewide race featuring two Delco powerhouses.
Sestak vs. Meehan, anyone?
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