Dear Supporter,
Welcome to the first edition of the Specter 2010 campaign update. Last week was an exciting one as Senator Specter met with hundreds of Party leaders across nine counties to talk about their shared Democratic values.
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1. "Sen. Specter always gathered support in the county," said Greg Leathers, chairman of the Greene County Democratic Committee. "He has been a friend of labor and the AFL-CIO." Leathers added that a challenger would have a hard time establishing the legitimacy and credibility that comes with a 29-year incumbent, and the senator's chances of re-election are good.
-The Herald Standard, 7/4/09
Senator Specter concluded another successful tour through central and western Pennsylvania last week, visiting with grassroots Democrats in nine counties. Click here to read about his visit with Adams County Democrats and click here to read more about his visit with Greene County Democrats.
2. Rep. Joe Sestak called himself the only "true Democrat" in Pennsylvania's 2010 U.S. Senate race during a visit to Northampton County this afternoon.
-The Express Times, 7/5/09
That's ironic, since Sestak has only been a Democrat since 2006.
According to records on file at the Delaware County Voter Registration office, Sestak did not register as a Democrat until February 2006. (Prior to that, he had been a lifelong Independent.) He announced his campaign for Congress, as a Democrat, in March 2006.
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