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Any chance of a third entrant in either of these primaries? (0.00 / 0)

Is the field definitely clear to the left of Specter and Gillibrand?  Are there potential candidates with their fingers in the air who might hop in if the incumbent look wounded by the challenger has run into problems?  At what point in time does the money race make that almost impossible?

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by: Anthony de Jesus @ Wed Jul 01, 2009 at 12:23:21 PM CDT

Doubtful that anyone else (serious) will jump in (0.00 / 0)

Specter and Gillibrand are well-funded incumbents backed by the establishment, including President Obama.  Hence, the primary fields in both elections have been as dry as a desert.  But in order for these primary challenges to be successful we need to make sure there's only one liberal candidate, otherwise we'll split the liberal vote.

Bill Kortz is running against Specter, but he's been practically invisible and there's no indication his challenge is serious.  Only Sestak has the will and the resources needed to dethrone Specter.  The one potential challenger who's truly liberal and even remotely viable, Joe Hoeffel, has already endorsed Sestak.

As for New York, the Schumer/Reid/Obama/Emanuel complex have already scared off everyone other than Maloney.  I don't see any reasons for us to complain about Maloney though; she seems to be a very liberal Representative aside from her vote for the Iraq war resolution (which other liberals voted for too).  For that matter Gillibrand's been pretty good on the issues as well, at least so far.

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by: liberalmaverick @ Fri Jul 03, 2009 at 15:58:37 PM CDT

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