The candidates in Pennsylvania's too-close-to-call Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate are trying to project confidence and control with Tuesday's election just days away.
The challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, predicted a victory on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday, and even refused to say whether he'd support his opponent if he loses.
"What I know is this, that, in a war, you always know you're going to succeed. And so I'm going to win and I'm looking forward to Senator Specter's support after the 18th of May," he said when asked about a possible endorsement, according to The Hill.
The incumbent, five-term Sen. Arlen Specter, countered that he would support his opponent, and that Sestak looked nervous and flustered. From The Hill:
"Sure. I am going to support anybody against Pat Toomey," Specter said, adding that Sestak's non-answer was an example of how he "ducks and bobs and weaves" when asked tough questions.
Sestak attended an event Sunday afternoon at the Mount Ephraim Baptist Church at 22nd and Tioga streets in Philadelphia, but Specter showed up first for a meet-and-greet with potential voters.
Specter spoke later at a raucous union rally at Doc's Union Pub in South Philadelphia and called himself full of confidence.
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Specter was a longtime GOP moderate who switched parties last year. He nonetheless is endorsed by President Barack Obama, the Democratic Party and the AFL-CIO.
Many Sestak supporters, however, say they've never voted for Specter and aren't about to begin now.
