Slow down everyone… yes, me too

The Fix chimes in on all this Sestak mania with a good caution, reminding us that Sestak hasn’t made an announcement and can be hard to predict.

It would do us all some good to

My early thoughts on Sestak vs. Specter

While I’m not surprised that Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) seems ready to make the plunge into the Senate race, I am surprised it happened so soon. Granted, he hasn’t made a formal announcement yet. But I figured he would wait until Specter made some horrible, anti-Democratic vote on some issue.

Sestak’s going to have one hell of a race on his hands. And the party unity that leading Democrats were hoping for just went out…

Toomey happy to see a Specter challenger

The man who entered Senate race to unseat Arlen Specter is, not surprisingly, glad to see that Specter couldn’t escape a primary challenge by switching parties.

In a statement released shortly after news broke that Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) is planning to run against Specter, Republican Pat Toomey welcomed him to the race.

“While Joe Sestak and I disagree on a host of issues, I commend him for being a principled liberal who stands up…

Toomey Welcomes Sestak Run—Looks Forward to Honest Campaign on the Issues

By PAT TOOMEY FOR U.S. SENATE

ALLENTOWN, PA – With news emerging that Rep. Joe Sestak is telling supporters he is going to run for the U.S. Senate, Pat Toomey welcomed Rep. Sestak to the race.

“While Joe Sestak and I disagree on a host of issues,” Mr. Toomey said, “I commend him for being a principled liberal who stands up for his beliefs and values.  I have always believed that Pennsylvania voters—not party bosses…

Analyst: Primary no ‘cakewalk’ for Specter

If Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) does indeed run for Senate, Pennsylvania Democrats should get ready for a contentious and exciting primary—and one that could get vicious.

That’s the message of Franklin & Marshall College political analyst G. Terry Madonna.

“I think we could have a real donnybrook of a contest, and I think it could get pretty tense and pretty difficult,” Madonna told pa2010.com after the news broke that Sestak plans to run against Senator…

Corbett loses round to Meehan, sort of

Let’s see: Vince Fumo was convicted this winter on all 137 charges brought against him by the office once run by pWhile Veon still faces more charges, that would appear to make Meehan the winner over state a href="http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.attorneygeneral.gov']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.attorneygeneral.gov%2F','Attorney+General+Tom+Corbett')" target="_blank">Attorney General Tom Corbett in the effort to bring down the unethical/obstructionist/criminal wheeler-dealing that goes on among Pennsylvania state legislators.

The word is, however, that while Meehan has had a tough time gaining traction, and that

Thoughts on Sotomayor

It was clear Arlen Specter would support the nomination of Sotomayor. In a sense, I consider this almost his final passage to the Democratic Party, instantly supporting a nominee. It’s something he hasn’t done in the past.

One thing that has been stuck on my mind is Bob Casey and Supreme Court nominations. I don’t believe he was ever in the Senate for one, so I wonder how he will approach the Abortion issue. In…

Congressman Sestak is optimistic about Sotomayor’s confirmation

Yesterday, Congressman—and now likely Senate candidate—Joe Sestak (D-7) emphasized the bipartisan appeal of Judge Sonia Sotomayor in a statement. He expressed optimism that the Senate nomination and confirmation process should go smoothly for the Judge.

Judge Sotomayor is President Obama’s choice for the replacement of Supreme Court Justice David Souter. With Judge Sotomayor’s nomination and confirmation expected in the next three months, Sestak has emphasized her experience, motivational drive and bipartisan appeal as factors that…

Still behind Specter, Pa. Dems await ‘spirited primary’

Now that Pennsylvania Democrats are confronting the prospect of a truly competitive Senate primary, things just got more difficult for Gov. Ed Rendell and his newly-Democratic friend Senator Arlen Specter.

But party leaders say they’re not panicking, even as they continued their implied support for Specter.

“Everybody’s going to look forward to a very spirited primary next year,” Abe Amoros, the party’s political director, told pa2010.com Wednesday evening.

“The party has made its position clear…

Lentz waiting for clearer signal from Sestak before declaring for Congress

With Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) reportedly