3:50 p.m.: After months of campaigning, tons of political ads and more hot air than Old Faithful, I still come back to the same issue that has puzzled me since Day 1 of this election.
It took Democrats 20 years to take back the 7th Congressional District from Republican control. And it took a federal probe and raid of the offices of a couple of Curt Weldon's pals to do it.
But it only took Sestak four years to decided to seek another pursuit.
Maybe Sestak will win tonight, just as he did vs. Weldon, and just as he did vs. another longtime incumbent, Arlen Specter, in the Democratic primary last spring.
He'd better. Sestak didn't make a lot of friends in his own party when he spit in the eye of party leaders and challenged Specter, who had walked across the aisle and was welcomed with open arms by President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Gov. Ed Rendell.
He might find himself a pretty lonely guy if he's not victorious.
But it's not just the 7th District Congressional race. Sestak's decision also put into motion the move by state Rep. Bryan Lentz to leave the Legislature and run for the seat being vacated by Sestak. He faces a very tough battle with former Delco D.A. and U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan.
Before Lentz captured it, that 161st District seat also had sat comfortably in Republican hands for almost three decades. Rep. Tom Gannon was a very familiar name in Harrisburg.
Now the GOP looks like it has a very good chance of winning that seat back. Longtime Ridley cop and county detective Joe Hackett is facing Democratic newcomer Walt Waite. Hackett is a heavy favorite.
I'm not saying it's going to happen, but just like that the Delco Democrats might have seen two crucial seats - one in D.C., the other in Harrisburg - move back across the aisle.
That's one of the things I want to ask new county Democratic Party chairman David Landau. He's expected to join us tonight for our live-stream coverage at the Lentz HQ at the American Legion Hall in Upper Darby.
Tune it to find out what he has to say. We'll be streaming live on delcotimes.com.
It took Democrats 20 years to take back the 7th Congressional District from Republican control. And it took a federal probe and raid of the offices of a couple of Curt Weldon's pals to do it.
But it only took Sestak four years to decided to seek another pursuit.
Maybe Sestak will win tonight, just as he did vs. Weldon, and just as he did vs. another longtime incumbent, Arlen Specter, in the Democratic primary last spring.
He'd better. Sestak didn't make a lot of friends in his own party when he spit in the eye of party leaders and challenged Specter, who had walked across the aisle and was welcomed with open arms by President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Gov. Ed Rendell.
He might find himself a pretty lonely guy if he's not victorious.
But it's not just the 7th District Congressional race. Sestak's decision also put into motion the move by state Rep. Bryan Lentz to leave the Legislature and run for the seat being vacated by Sestak. He faces a very tough battle with former Delco D.A. and U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan.
Before Lentz captured it, that 161st District seat also had sat comfortably in Republican hands for almost three decades. Rep. Tom Gannon was a very familiar name in Harrisburg.
Now the GOP looks like it has a very good chance of winning that seat back. Longtime Ridley cop and county detective Joe Hackett is facing Democratic newcomer Walt Waite. Hackett is a heavy favorite.
I'm not saying it's going to happen, but just like that the Delco Democrats might have seen two crucial seats - one in D.C., the other in Harrisburg - move back across the aisle.
That's one of the things I want to ask new county Democratic Party chairman David Landau. He's expected to join us tonight for our live-stream coverage at the Lentz HQ at the American Legion Hall in Upper Darby.
Tune it to find out what he has to say. We'll be streaming live on delcotimes.com.
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