Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) might be set on getting into the Senate race in 2010–but he’ll first have to defeat Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) in the Democratic primary and the state party won’t be on his side.
“Our position is that Arlen Specter is the incumbent and Pennsylvania has a history of supporting incumbents in races,” said Abe Amoros, Acting Executive Director for the Pennsylvania Democratic party.
Amoros said it’s no surprise that Sestak is telling his supporters he intends to get into the race. “We’ve always thought he would be a contender,” Amoros noted, when I asked him for comment on the news. But, he added, “Governor [Ed] Rendell said he will support Specter and [Sen.] Bob Casey said the same.”
“Congressman Sestak is one of the hardest working Democratic congressmen we have in Pennsylvania,” Amoros said. He expects “a very spirited race next year.”
