Rep. Joe Sestak Tuesday called for six debates between him and his democratic incumbent rival, Sen. Arlen Specter, preceding the upcoming democratic primaries. Sestak is scheduled to visit Penn State tomorrow and meet with the College Democrats and even hopes for PSU to host one of the proposed debates.
You may remember Specter as the Republican who turned Democrat last year after nearly four decades of GOP support. You may not remember Sestak. That's probably why he has proposed for a debate in each of Pennsylvania's six media markets. So far, Specter's people are suggesting that Specter will stick to one debate as he has done in the past primary elections.
Sestak has been on the attack against Specter over his voting record while he was a senator playing for the Republican side, especially the more controversial votes during the Bush Administration years.
In addition to his meeting with the College Democrats, Sestak will be speaking at the HUB at 7 PM tomorrow. Go check it out to see what's up!
If you’re a freshman, and you’re interested in politics, and you’re not the son or daughter of a United States senator (otherwise I think you’d probably have a leg up already), and you’re looking for a place to start learning the ways of the political world, and you’re sure your closet skeletons are securely locked […]
What: Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) will be hosting a series of town hall meetings across the state this week. When: 8:30 am on Wednesday August 12 Where: President’s Hall at The Penn Stater Cost: Free, and attendees who RSVP through Citizen’s for Pennsylvania’s Future will receive a free clean-energy shirt or hat.
The Board of Directors of the Collegian, and both John Harvey and Gerry Hamilton, must be tired this evening. This afternoon, the Board came to a decision regarding the complaint by John Harvey and most of the Collegian’s alumni and staff against Gerry Hamilton, the paper’s general manager. John Harvey was reinstated to his position […]
In late May, the Collegian had to divert its attention from its top priority– adapting its newsroom to the changing media environment– after managing director Gerry Hamilton initiated an institutional power play. Hamilton, who holds the highest professional position within the organization, fired news adviser John Harvey for “insubordination.” When we first posted about this, […]
In the face of the increasing acceptance and legislative support of gay marriage, some members of the Pennsylvania Legislature have decided to go the other way, so to speak. State Senator John Eichelberger (R-Blair) thinks that the current PA Defense of Marriage Act preventing same sex marriage is not strong enough because it could be […]