Your thoughts? Sestak v. Specter (PA Senate race) [View All]

[MH1]

Not completely off-topic - I am also wondering if JK has had anything to say - I haven't heard but I suspect not. (And yes lately he's had a few other things on his mind)

The Dem establishment (including Obama!) anointed Specter to run as the D in 2010, to reward him I guess for switching parties. When Specter HAD to switch parties if he wanted ANY chance to keep his job in 2010. The PA GOP left Specter in their dust in their gallop to the extreme right, but that doesn't make Specter a Democrat, just someone who can't get re-elected as a Republican.

So I guess JK is in a tight spot, probably having a good professional relationship with Specter and pressure from the party leaders to support, or at least not openly oppose, Specter in the primary. Yet I know JK really likes Sestak. He probably will just stay quiet until after the primary unless he has a really good justification to take a stand. I am just wondering if anyone has heard anything different.

And, I am wondering what you all think. I know many of you like Sestak, but you may think differently about the Senate race because of strategy. So ... what do you think?

Meanwhile, if you are so inclined, there is a diary on the rec list at dkos that would be nice to keep there ;) -

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/9/2/775823/-Were-Debating-Here-In-Allentown

Sestak is debating the presumptive Repbu candidate (Toomey) on health care tonight, in Allentown, starting at 6:30 EDT. Video will be streaming from Joe's site: http://joesestak.com/Splash.html


(apologies to anyone who thinks this is too off-topic for this forum. And, I hope to be spending a little more time with you all again soon.)