Chuck Hagel Backing Sestak

Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) and Fmr. Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE).
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Pennsylvania Senate candidate Rep. Joe Sestak (D) is on a bit of an endorsement streak, with former Sen. Chuck Hagel announcing he will join Sestak on the campaign trail Tuesday.

Hagel (R-NE) told the Associated Press he supports Sestak over former Rep. Pat Toomey (R) in the race for Sen. Arlen Specter’s seat. Hagel said Sestak “has demonstrated during his two terms in Congress that he puts what’s best for the country before the interests of his party,” the AP reported.

Hagel, a moderate who earned plenty of criticism from his own party before retiring in 2008, will join Sestak on the trail in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia to make the endorsement official.

This endorsement comes on the heels of one from Republican-turned-independent New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The TPM Poll Average of this race has Toomey leading Sestak 45.4%-41.6%.

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