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Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) defeated incumbent Senator Arlen Specter in last Tuesday’s Democratic primary race for one of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seats. We speak with Rep. Sestak about how he plans to secure the Senate seat in November.
Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) defeated incumbent Senator Arlen Specter in last Tuesday’s Democratic primary race for one of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seats. Sestak’s victory marks the end of Specter’s 30-year Senate career, and has been used to demonstrate the strength of the anti-incumbent, anti-establishment sentiment among the electorate. We speak with Rep. Sestak about his victory and how he plans to campaign in the coming months to secure the Senate seat in November.