Sen. Arlen Specter sat down with the Daily Times editorial board Wednesday morning.
He was smiling. He must have seen the new poll.
The latest numbers from Quinnipiac show the longtime senator continuing to swamp his challenger, Delco Congressman Joe Sestak.
The margin is 53-32 according to the poll of likely Democratic voters.
And the poll has an even more grave message for the challenger. Only 15 percent of voters are undecided. That means that even if all 15 percent tilted to Sestak, he’d still trail Specter by six percentage points.
Sestak’s only hope at this point is to roll out his TV ads. I’m not sure what he’s waiting for, the primary is a little more than a month away.
Specter was charming as always. The ultimate statesman – which he jokingly defined as a “dead politician” – the newly minted Democrat talked about health care reform, which he described as a good start but something that remains a work in progress. He also answered a question from one of our readers, on why Congress doesn’t take part in the same process as all the rest of us when it comes to health care.
Specter said they do, that he pays for his health care through payroll deductions, just like the rest of us, and that the public can purchase the same coverage he gets.
The senator, who has survived two bouts with cancer, said his health is fine and he is giving no thoughts just yet as to when he’ll retire. He’s 80 now. His six-year term will take him through 2016, when he will be 86.
But Specter is most alive when he talks about Rep. Sestak. It’s clear the challenger has gotten under his skin.
Specter would like Sestak to offer specifics on his claim that he was offered a job by a White House operative to get out of the race.
He also chides the congressman for missing votes and how he pays his staff.
He scoffs at complaints that he is ducking Sestak and avoiding debates, agreeing to only one joint appearance, noting Sestak did the same thing in his re-election run for the 7th District congressional seat vs.
Republican Craig Williams.
It only seems like Arlen Specter has been around forever. It doesn’t look like he’s going anywhere soon, other than headed for a battle royal with Republican Pat Toomey in November.
He was smiling. He must have seen the new poll.
The latest numbers from Quinnipiac show the longtime senator continuing to swamp his challenger, Delco Congressman Joe Sestak.
The margin is 53-32 according to the poll of likely Democratic voters.
And the poll has an even more grave message for the challenger. Only 15 percent of voters are undecided. That means that even if all 15 percent tilted to Sestak, he’d still trail Specter by six percentage points.
Sestak’s only hope at this point is to roll out his TV ads. I’m not sure what he’s waiting for, the primary is a little more than a month away.
Specter was charming as always. The ultimate statesman – which he jokingly defined as a “dead politician” – the newly minted Democrat talked about health care reform, which he described as a good start but something that remains a work in progress. He also answered a question from one of our readers, on why Congress doesn’t take part in the same process as all the rest of us when it comes to health care.
Specter said they do, that he pays for his health care through payroll deductions, just like the rest of us, and that the public can purchase the same coverage he gets.
The senator, who has survived two bouts with cancer, said his health is fine and he is giving no thoughts just yet as to when he’ll retire. He’s 80 now. His six-year term will take him through 2016, when he will be 86.
But Specter is most alive when he talks about Rep. Sestak. It’s clear the challenger has gotten under his skin.
Specter would like Sestak to offer specifics on his claim that he was offered a job by a White House operative to get out of the race.
He also chides the congressman for missing votes and how he pays his staff.
He scoffs at complaints that he is ducking Sestak and avoiding debates, agreeing to only one joint appearance, noting Sestak did the same thing in his re-election run for the 7th District congressional seat vs.
Republican Craig Williams.
It only seems like Arlen Specter has been around forever. It doesn’t look like he’s going anywhere soon, other than headed for a battle royal with Republican Pat Toomey in November.
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