Wed May 27, 2009 at 11:15:00 AM EDT
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From an article on Pittsburghlive.com, we get news about the Pennsylvania US Senate race and the effort to get Joe Sestak to back down from challenging Arlen Specter in the primary:Word out of Washington, D.C., is that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the political wiseguys from the Obama administration plan on "visiting with" Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. Joe Sestak.
Their objective is clear: Get him off the stage and out of a primary race against incumbent (and now Democrat) Sen. Arlen Specter.
"I have received a call" from DSCC chairman Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, Sestak said, "but we keep missing each other."
So the battle lines are drawn: Sestak is not inclined to be pushed out of the race, and Menendez's marching orders from the White House are to shove, not just push. Many Democrats have urged Sestak to challenge Specter and Senate Guru says that the netroots overwhelmingly supports a Draft Sestak effort. The DSCC and White House stepped in for the NY Senate race and now are taking an active role in PA. Their decision to play in these races will no doubt be tested when we get to the seat in Illinois. What do you think of Menendez, on behalf of the DSCC, trying to clear the field? |
| Jason Springer :: Quote of the Day: We keep missing each other |
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