Big dogs throw their weight around

This time it's a US House race -- Bryan Lentz has been asked to step aside in the 161st district in favor of fellow veteran Joe Sestak. Lentz had been in the race for a while, was getting some visibility, and had money equal to the GOP incumbent Curt Weldon, while Sestak announced his interest only a week ago. Perhaps the latter's big National Security credentials are what made the Governor and local Democratic officials intervene (or maybe they actually recruited Sestak because they didn't like the nationwide attention that Lentz has gained, especially as promoted by the liberal blogs). Again with the desire to eliminate a primary, to "have a unified front." This now raises my suspicions almost immediately. AAJane is also a bit bummed.

Anyway, Lentz will shift his sights to his local State House race, where perhaps he can earn enough party cred to eventually be allowed to sit at the grown-ups table. I don't know his opponent, Tom Gannon, but I'm sure that the Democrats are as eager to make headway in Harrisburg as in DC, so good candidates are never wasted.