Not even a stunning upset of a longtime state power – as well as just about every bigwig in his own party – can slow Joe Sestak down.
After pulling the curtain on Sen. Arlen Specter’s reign, you’d think the upstart Delaware County Congressman might want to catch his breath.
Not this man in a hurry.
Sestak was back out in the public first thing this morning. The surprise winner of the Democratic Primary was greeting commuters at Market Street East in Philadelphia at 5:45 a.m.
In addition, Sestak indicated he had a chance to talk to both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden last night after his 54-46 percent victory over Specter in the race for the U.S. Senate nomination.
That’s key because it was Obama and Biden who were at the head of the welcome wagon when Specter made his now-infamous party switch last spring. They welcomed the longtime Republican, who had cast a crucial vote for Obama’s economic stimulus plan, and in the process made himself a Republican pariah in the process.
This morning Sestak said he made his decision to stay in the race because he did not think the people in Washington, D.C., were helping families.
But he made clear he is not bucking his commander-in-chief.
"This has nothing to do with President Obama," Sestak said. "This has to do with Pennsylvania and the economy."
Sestak said he told the president last night "he would be honored to work with him."
Then he sounded a familiar refrain. Sestak said he would push for help for small business, as well as education to train people for those jobs.
"This is about a change in the U.S. Senate, which is broken," Sestak said.
Speaking of broken, that might also sum up Sestak's belief of the deal that led Democratic leaders to embrace Specter.
In rolling out the red carpet for the turncoat Republican, the party leaders cast aside one of their own, Sestak. That didn’t sit especially well with the retired admiral.
He challenged Specter, and his own party.
Last night it turned it was Sestak still standing.
The only other thing needed was a song playing in the background.
“Turn out the lights, the party’s over.”
The lights went out on Arlen Specter Tuesday. And they also went out on the Democratic Party brass.
Job one for both Sestak and the party, including Gov. Ed Rendell, is to unite the faithful for the fall race against Republican and former congressman Pat Toomey.
Maybe that’s why Sestak was back out there this morning.
He’s the energizer candidate. He just keeps going.
Don’t believe it? Ask Arlen Specter. Or maybe President Obama. If you can’t get him, try Vice President Joe Biden. Or maybe Rendell.
See Joe run. And run. And run.
His party's leaders underestimated Sestak, and their own rank-and-file.
Now it’s time to unite and move on to the next battle. Specter indicated he would support Sestak in the fall campaign.
It will be all hands on deck.
Even if they so misplayed their hand in this primary vote.
After pulling the curtain on Sen. Arlen Specter’s reign, you’d think the upstart Delaware County Congressman might want to catch his breath.
Not this man in a hurry.
Sestak was back out in the public first thing this morning. The surprise winner of the Democratic Primary was greeting commuters at Market Street East in Philadelphia at 5:45 a.m.
In addition, Sestak indicated he had a chance to talk to both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden last night after his 54-46 percent victory over Specter in the race for the U.S. Senate nomination.
That’s key because it was Obama and Biden who were at the head of the welcome wagon when Specter made his now-infamous party switch last spring. They welcomed the longtime Republican, who had cast a crucial vote for Obama’s economic stimulus plan, and in the process made himself a Republican pariah in the process.
This morning Sestak said he made his decision to stay in the race because he did not think the people in Washington, D.C., were helping families.
But he made clear he is not bucking his commander-in-chief.
"This has nothing to do with President Obama," Sestak said. "This has to do with Pennsylvania and the economy."
Sestak said he told the president last night "he would be honored to work with him."
Then he sounded a familiar refrain. Sestak said he would push for help for small business, as well as education to train people for those jobs.
"This is about a change in the U.S. Senate, which is broken," Sestak said.
Speaking of broken, that might also sum up Sestak's belief of the deal that led Democratic leaders to embrace Specter.
In rolling out the red carpet for the turncoat Republican, the party leaders cast aside one of their own, Sestak. That didn’t sit especially well with the retired admiral.
He challenged Specter, and his own party.
Last night it turned it was Sestak still standing.
The only other thing needed was a song playing in the background.
“Turn out the lights, the party’s over.”
The lights went out on Arlen Specter Tuesday. And they also went out on the Democratic Party brass.
Job one for both Sestak and the party, including Gov. Ed Rendell, is to unite the faithful for the fall race against Republican and former congressman Pat Toomey.
Maybe that’s why Sestak was back out there this morning.
He’s the energizer candidate. He just keeps going.
Don’t believe it? Ask Arlen Specter. Or maybe President Obama. If you can’t get him, try Vice President Joe Biden. Or maybe Rendell.
See Joe run. And run. And run.
His party's leaders underestimated Sestak, and their own rank-and-file.
Now it’s time to unite and move on to the next battle. Specter indicated he would support Sestak in the fall campaign.
It will be all hands on deck.
Even if they so misplayed their hand in this primary vote.
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