Comments on: Joe Sestak’s big week http://www.pa2012.com/2009/05/joe-sestak%e2%80%99s-big-week/ Your destination for PA's Big 2012 Election Races Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Dianohttp://www.pa2012.com/2009/05/joe-sestak%e2%80%99s-big-week/comment-page-1/#comment-371 David Diano Mon, 04 May 2009 16:13:12 +0000 http://www.pa2010.com/?p=1485#comment-371 According to his FEC filing, Sestak's campaign spent $3300 for "voter file service" on Jan 10, 2009. As someone that does extensive work for the party and candidates using voter data, I can say that this is highly unusual and expensive outlay if Sestak needed it for a reelection campaign. Sestak is notoriously tight with a buck (he berated and threatened to fire staff for using Google maps because he had already spent $10 on a book of printed maps). There was talk/hope of senate run by his fans since the day he got elected, and non-denial denials from Sestak.Whether or not Sestak runs is a calculation based on polls and whether he thinks he can win. Sestak's shown himself to be a political coward when it comes to taking a principled stand. If he's "running for something", it's himself, not some party ideal. If he really cared about Dem principles, he wouldn't be ranked 158th out of 221 Dems for progressiveness. I think the odds of Sestak running are the same as the chances of an obvious Specter fiasco (or bad poll) that would create a NEW opening. Other than that, Sestak won't risk his current seat. According to his FEC filing, Sestak’s campaign spent $3300 for “voter file service” on Jan 10, 2009. As someone that does extensive work for the party and candidates using voter data, I can say that this is highly unusual and expensive outlay if Sestak needed it for a reelection campaign. Sestak is notoriously tight with a buck (he berated and threatened to fire staff for using Google maps because he had already spent $10 on a book of printed maps).
There was talk/hope of senate run by his fans since the day he got elected, and non-denial denials from Sestak.

Whether or not Sestak runs is a calculation based on polls and whether he thinks he can win. Sestak’s shown himself to be a political coward when it comes to taking a principled stand. If he’s “running for something”, it’s himself, not some party ideal. If he really cared about Dem principles, he wouldn’t be ranked 158th out of 221 Dems for progressiveness.
I think the odds of Sestak running are the same as the chances of an obvious Specter fiasco (or bad poll) that would create a NEW opening.
Other than that, Sestak won’t risk his current seat.

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