According to
today's Delco Times and Sestak's campaign spokesman, Joe Sestak will be added the DCCC's "Red to Blue" program.
After proving he could hang with U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon through five months of fund raising, Joseph Sestak will almost certainly be added to a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee program that will send even more money his way.
The updated list of candidates included in the DCCC's "Red to Blue" program -- which raised $7.5 million for 27 candidates in 2004 -- has yet to be released, but party sources say Sestak is in. He will join Lois Murphy and 21 other Democratic challengers identified in April by the DCCC.
Sestak, a retired Navy admiral, entered the race in February and held his own through March, raising $427,300 to Weldon's $461,500. Between April 1 and June 30, Sestak brought in about $700,000, compared to $645,000 for Weldon, according to the campaigns.
Those of us in this PA-7 district who have long suffered under the increasingly worsening representation of Weldon are ecstatic. And those of you who are pulling for the Dems to re-take the House in Nov '06 should be happy too!
Keep your eye on this race in PA-7 by checking out the www.PA7Watch.com blog.
And of course check out Joe Sestak's website too.