Specter: Not guaranteed free ride in Dem primary

http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/us/2009/05/31/D98HD69O3_us_specter_primary/index.html

Specter: Not guaranteed free ride in Dem primary


May 31st, 2009 | WASHINGTON -- Sen. Arlen Specter said Sunday he did not seek and was not given any assurance that he would not face a primary challenge when he made the decision to leave the Republican party to rejoin the Democratic party.

"I didn't ask that the field be cleared. There was no discussion of that," Specter said on "Fox News Sunday" when asked about a possible Democratic primary challenge by Rep. Joe Sestak.

"Everybody ought to run if he or she wants to run," Specter said. "And I'm ready to take on all comers."

Sestak, a 57-year-old former Navy vice admiral from the Philadelphia suburbs, has said he is seriously considering taking on 79-year-old Specter, who is seeking a sixth term. Asked whether he could beat Sestak in a primary battle, Specter said "in a political campaign there's no such thing as certainty."

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I think Sestak should run. Threatening the guy to get him not to run is WRONG.

Back room deals have to be thrown out as surely as black box voting machines. People elect in this country and the pols need to be reminded often.

Yes you can Rep. Sestak ! :bounce:

and the old man knows it.

contradiction from previous reports?

Anyway..this is good to see..thanks, babylonsister.