Obama-backed Dem makes gains in Pa. primary
Source: The Hill
The Democratic Senate race in Pennsylvania has tightened as the partys establishment seeks to topple the insurgent candidate Tuesday.
Until recently, polls had shown Katie McGinty, the establishment favorite, consistently trailing rival Joe Sestak in the race to take on vulnerable Republican Sen. Pat Toomey.
Party leaders are still angry over Sestaks successful primary challenge against then-Sen. Arlen Specter (D) in 2010 and eventual loss to Toomey by 2 points in a year of major gains for Republicans.
But in a poll released Monday, McGinty overtook Sestak for the first time, leading him by 6 points, though a substantial number of voters remain undecided. That leaves political observers saying the heated race is anyones game.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/277583-obama-backed-dem-makes-gains-in-pa-primary
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)MBS
(9,688 posts)Here's also an article in this morning's Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/with-gop-in-chaos-democrats-struggle-with-their-own-deep-divisions/2016/04/24/e8d8064e-089f-11e6-a12f-ea5aed7958dc_story.html
I don't like the fact that this seems to be more about a personal argument between Sestak and the Powers that Be than a more objective calculation by the party of political strategy. And I'm personally skeptical that a candidate with little previous experience (McGinty) can be more competitive against an incumbent in November than someone of Sestak's experience.
I'm not a resident of PA, so can't pretend to know what's really going on beyond what I read.
But the whole thing smells bad to me.
Beowulf
(761 posts)The party asked Sestak to run, then Spector changed parties, mostly because he was going to lose the GOP primary to Toomey. The party then asked Sestak to withdraw, but he refused. The DSCC then made an unusual move and gave Spector the money they were holding for the general election. Sestak won the primary but was left with little money and virtually no party support.
houston16revival
(953 posts)Toomey has tried to nuance his refusal to support a vote on Justice Garland
He's afraid to do his job and defend his no vote
These Republicans are trying to vote no with no fingerprints
Get paid and don't do your job = get FIRED!
dicksmc3
(262 posts)The ESTABLISHMENT DEMS are influencing elections across the country. Now you know what Bernie is tallking about -- MONEY OUT OF POLITICS!! Obama doesn't like Sestak because he was a threat to Specter. Soon after that Specter switched parties to become a Dem. That told me right away that Specter was bought and paid for by the establishment Dems, Obama included. Then Specter lost to Toomey and we got a republican bunch of fools in the congress. Nuf said???