Sestak: If Specter Doesn’t Shift His Positions, I’ll Run Against Him

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Following up on the news that Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) met with SEIU President Andy Stern today, Greg Sargent gave the congressman a call. “I cannot see the unions across the board supporting Specter if he cannot support EFCA,” Sestak told Sargent. “[Stern] let it be known that it’s very much on the top of their agenda.”

Sestak has become more and more forthright in recent days about his intent to challenge Specter for the 2010 Pennsylvania Senate nomination if Specter doesn’t move left. Before Specter got in the race, Sestak said he had no intention of attempting a bid for the Senate. After Specter made his switch that all changed. First Sestak criticized Specter for lacking principles. Then said he’d wait to see what Specter stands for before making any decisions. Then Friday he said he was “thinking about getting in” to the race. Now he tells Greg “[i]f [Specter] doesn’t demonstrate that he has shifted his position on a number of issues, I would not hesitate at all to get in.”

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