Sestak refuses to rule out Senate run against Specter
Congressman Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) on Wednesday refused to rule out a run for the Senate in 2010 despite Sen. Arlen Specter’s (Pa.) decision to switch parties and become a Democrat.
“I am going to have to wait,” Sestak, who has been mulling a run for the Senate, just said on MSNBC.
MSNBC reported earlier that Democrats promised Specter they would support him in his reelection bid against former Congressman Pat Toomey. Sestak is the first of other potential Democratic contenders to comment on Specter’s decision.
Sestak said he is waiting “to see what [Specter] is running for,” implying that he wants to see what Specter will proactively stand for in his campaign instead of just opposing Republican policies.
“If the alternative is Toomey, that’s one thing,” Sestak said, appearing to indicate that he would support Specter if he is the Democratic nominee.
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