PA-Sen: Let me tell you about Joe Sestak

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by Chris Bowers
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/10/16/910901/-PA-Sen:-Let-me-tell-you-about-Joe-Sestak

As someone who worked on his campaign, I’m not surprised Joe Sestak is making a big push. It isn’t surprising internal polls on both sides show the campaign getting tighter, and that Republicans are scrambling to make new ads to save their precious wingnut champion Pat Toomey. And it won’t be surprising to me if the campaign continues to swing toward Sestak, especially if you contribute another $10 today.

Here’s why:

Disciplined
First, Congressman Sestak is extremely disciplined, which isn’t surprising for an Admiral. He never says anything that he can’t back up with facts, never goes off message, and was always going to save up big resources for the end of the campaign.

Sestak would never make a rash early expenditure just because a few polls showed him trailing by around 7%. He faced even greater financial and polling deficits in the primary, and didn’t panic then. Personally, I was panicky during the primary, and thought saving resources for the final three weeks against Specter wouldn’t work. But I was wrong, and Congressman Sestak’s discipline paid off.

Brutally hard worker
Expect Sestak to put in 140-150 hour work weeks, even though there are only 168 hours in a week. I’m not exaggerating. Hell, during the final week, he might work the whole 168 hours. Maybe he is even doing that already.

When I first met him, in June of 2009, the only time he had for a meeting was at 11:30 pm on a Sunday night, in the Philadelphia suburbs. After that meeting, he drove himself to Pittsburgh for multiple events the next morning. That’s a 5-6 hour drive.

Great ads
Congressman Sestak was always going to have awesome ads at the end of the campaign. Here’s the proof: (Belle video)

Sestak’s ads are done by The Campaign Group, which is famous in Pennsylvania for producing awesome late campaign ad after awesome late campaign ad. There might not be anyone better in the entire country.

Bottom line

Sestak was always going to catch up during the final few weeks. No one can surpass him during that stretch in terms of mustering resources, making the best ads, and putting in the work to execute a plan. Wherever the campaign stands right now (I have Sestak down 3.5%), it’s going to swing toward the Admiral.

Kossacks are mirroring the late Sestak push. Since Wednesday, 2,800 of you have contributed $58,000 to his campaign--money that has already been wired to the campaign offices and which is being used to run his new ad. You are one of the big reasons why the “Belle” ad is on the air, and why millions of Pennsylvanians are going to see it today.

Please, contribute another $10 to Joe Sestak today. No candidate, or campaign ad, will make it go further.


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[Dawson Leery]

1. k/r

[Cal33]

2. I'm rooting for Sestak, but overworking for too long periods could

have an opposite effect. An overly tired person wouldn't be as efficient as
a well-rested one. :o)

"Brutally hard worker
Expect Sestak to put in 140-150 hour work weeks, even though there are only 168 hours in a week. I’m not exaggerating. Hell, during the final week, he might work the whole 168 hours. Maybe he is even doing that already."