Looks like Joe Sestak has a good chance of winning against wacky Curt Weldon:
Stan Greenberg, a Democratic pollster who worked for President Bill Clinton in the 1994 elections, said polls he conducted in three districts where Democrats were thought to have modest hopes of winning found incumbents struggling with just 50 percent of the vote against unknown challengers. In a typical year, an incumbent at this point should have an overwhelming lead.
The members in question were Mr. Chabot in Ohio, Curt Weldon in Pennsylvania and Mike Ferguson in New Jersey. “These races are competitive five or six months before the election,” Mr. Greenberg said. Republican officials said they were confident of holding on to all three seats.
Curt’s 7th Congressional district has a solid core of Democrats - and also Democrats who register Republican. The Democrats haven’t had a strong candidate who could raise money until now, so Joe Sestak has more than a shot at this.
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Great article. It’s an exciting time to be in the 7th district. The Republicans have about a 2 to 1 advantage in voter registration, but the 7th district has been going Democratic for president and governor since the early 90s. We’ve got people voting Democratic at the top of the ticket, but the trick now is to break on through to local offices.
2006 looks like the year we can finally turn PA-7 and Delaware county blue at the local level. In addition to Joe Sestak we have some great candidates for state house. A prime example is Bryan Lentz, a veteran of Iraq and Bosnia and a former prosecutor in Philly (www.votelentz.com)
‘06 is going to be an exciting ride.