From PoliticsPA.com:
Democratic State Rep. Josh Shapiro told PoliticsPA he would not run for Senate “under the circumstances.”
“Senator Specter is now the incumbent Democratic Senator,” Shapiro said. He was considered a likely candidate for the US Senate.
With Specter’s sudden bolt to the Democratic caucus today and the apparent full support of President Obama, Shapiro’s decision is hardly a surprise. Next on the list: Rendell ally Joe Torsella, as well as the suburban Philly trio (Murphy, Schwartz, and Sestak).
UPDATE: Joe Sestak is currently refusing to rule anything out:
“I am going to have to wait,” Sestak, who has been mulling a run for the Senate, just said on MSNBC. […]
Sestak said he is waiting “to see what [Specter] is running for,” implying that he wants to see what Specter will proactively stand for in his campaign instead of just opposing Republican policies.
“If the alternative is Toomey, that’s one thing,” Sestak said, appearing to indicate that he would support Specter if he is the Democratic nominee.
Because $500k would be a good start against Gerlach.
Heck, he should run that race anyway.
And I think I’d be glad to take Snowe or Lugar.
Listening to Specter, I just don’t get the feeling he’s one my side or had a change of heart.
I say primary him.
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I don’t get the impression that T.J. Rooney is going to be able to deliver that lack of primary. Torsella may eventually drop out once Rendell begins an epic whine-athon but even if that happens, another candidate will pop up, just from further away from the establishment.
let’s see what record he’s running on. if he supports the ambitious obama agenda in general for the next year and a half, then we’re happy to have him til he retires in ’16. if he doesn’t then that’s a problem.
Climate change, EFCA, Dawn Johnsen and reconciliation. And that’s just things he’s reiterated so far. This is the guy who has delivered Thomas, Roberts and Alito to the court. Who voted against Obama’s budget.
Sestak’s got 3 million in the bank, he can win.