A Lamont endorsed candidate, Joe Sestak, wins big in PA-Sen Dem Primary

It's nice that Sestak won but... (0.00 / 0)

I doubt very much that Lamont's endorsement was on the mind of the average Pennsylvania voter when they went into the booth.

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by: kwhitehead @ Wed May 19, 2010 at 13:08:20 PM UTC

You are probably right... (0.00 / 0)

but Ned's endorsement came at a crucial time when Sestak was just starting his campaign.  

But let justice roll down like waters...Amos 5:24a

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by: Jake Blount @ Wed May 19, 2010 at 13:35:44 PM UTC

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Ned is showing that he's a real Democrat who helps real Democrats. (4.00 / 1)

His star is rising nationally, as it is in Connecticut.  He's very quietly building a very strong base of support.  It's no surprise that he's the front-runner for the gubernatorial race.  

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by: thomashooker @ Wed May 19, 2010 at 14:12:41 PM UTC

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How did Sestak do (0.00 / 0)

At his Convention?

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by: mattw @ Wed May 19, 2010 at 14:17:30 PM UTC

Specter got 77% (4.00 / 1)

At his Dem convention in February.

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by: tparty @ Wed May 19, 2010 at 14:28:47 PM UTC

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Ed Rendell quote (0.00 / 0)

NYT

Mr. Rendell, in an interview in his office here, said Mr. Specter's loss should not be interpreted as part of a national trend.

Rather, he said, the race was a referendum on Mr. Specter.

"None of these results should be taken as meaning anything," the governor said as he mulled the ins and outs of the nail-biting race. "If it's about anything, it's about the difficulties of party-switching."

PA establishment/insider Dems - about as useless as CT establishment/insider Dems.  

"There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning." - Warren Buffet

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by: joesaho @ Wed May 19, 2010 at 14:31:19 PM UTC

The key was the last commercial (0.00 / 0)

that he ran. In it he uses Specter's own words against him. It was perfect to get last minute voters pissed at being played.

That and lousy weather in the the towns where the Dem machine was running the Specter campaign were the major causes for the downfall of a party switching DINO just trying to save his job.

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by: Met00 @ Wed May 19, 2010 at 16:29:38 PM UTC

And don't forget, enthusiasm was on Sestak's side (0.00 / 0)

Sestak voters were more eager to go vote than the Specter ones.

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by: Larkspur @ Wed May 19, 2010 at 16:39:58 PM UTC

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