Pennsylvania: Joe Sestak

IT'S ON.
After testing the waters in each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak of Delaware County yesterday launched his renegade campaign against U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic primary.

Sorry, Snarlin' Arlen. Despite the party's best efforts, you have a credible challenger in the Democratic primary next year.

Joe Sestak's announcement today:

His website:

http://joesestak.com
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There are a few:

• Labor

On Saturday, PA's newly Democratic Senator, Arlen Specter, was in town to address the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee but first he had to face Labor.

SEIU, PA AFL-CIO, the Allegheny County Labor Council, the Communication Workers of America, Local 13000 and others rallied for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) before the committee meeting and Specter spoke to the union members. There's video of his speech below courtesy of a Daily Kos diary.

Specter said that he is "'committed to finding an answer' on legislation making it easier to organize unions" and "If you want to become elected in this state, you have to come to labor, and I know that.

Did you know an organization called the Progressive Campaign Change Committee has a straw poll out?

Politico.com has the story:
A liberal political group, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, went live Wednesday with an online straw poll designed to gauge progressive support for a Democratic primary challenge to Sen. Arlen Specter.

More specifically, the effort is aimed at determining the depth of Netroots support for Rep. Joe Sestak, the two-term Democrat who hasn’t ruled out running against Specter.
Some background:
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, which is devoted to electing progressive candidates to office, plans to announce the results of the unscientific survey Monday — perhaps providing a signal to Sestak as to how much support he can expect from the online liberal grass roots.