Steve Israel, a challenger to Gillibrand, was intimidated out of the primary by Emanuel and Obama. I personally have no problem with that as I'm starting to like Gillibrand, but it seems he's making a habit of trying to stop primaries and let "his candidate" be nominated, a perversion of democracy. Now they're trying to intimidate Joe Sestak into not challenging Arlen Specter in a primary.
Luckily, unlike Israel, it seems Sestak is actually showing some spine.
Word out of Washington, D.C., is that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the political wiseguys from the Obama administration plan on "visiting with" Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. Joe Sestak.
Their objective is clear: Get him off the stage and out of a primary race against incumbent (and now Democrat) Sen. Arlen Specter.
"I have received a call" from DSCC chairman Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, Sestak said, "but we keep missing each other."
That the Democrats won't even let the THREAT of a primary challenge frighten Arlen Specter to move to the left just shows their total incompetence.
"Last time I checked, there was no anointing of individuals to seats in America," Sestak said. "Washington is trying to be a kingmaker. ... This is a primary; it is open to all."
Sestak is absolutely right. The White House needs to stay out of state politics. Primaries are a part of the political process and it's time for them to stop trying to bully people out of the race.
Let Sestak know you support him and not to get intimidated here.