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Reader Poll: Who Do You Think Would Win a Sestak-Pawlowski Primary?

Joe-Sestak-headshotWell, it looks like we have a fight on our hands.

This weekend the Morning Call reported that Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski is inching closer to jumping into the 2016 Senate race.

After a lot of rumors surrounding Chris Carney and Vincent Hughes, it appears Joe Sestak finally has a primary opponent.

For months we’ve heard of Democratic doubts about a Sestak-Toomey rematch, but would Mayor Pawlowski really pose much of a threat?

His gubernatorial campaign never got off the ground and Sestak has a huge fundraising advantage over him.

So we decided to ask you our readers, who do you believe would prevail in a Democratic primary between Ed Pawlowski and Joe Sestak?

Who Do You Think Would Win a Sestak vs. Pawlowski 2016 Senate Primary?


  • Ed Pawlowski (66%)
  • Joe Sestak (34%)

Total Voters: 1,239

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17 Responses

  1. Dan Sauder-

    After Sestak’s “walk” across PA, a lot more people are thinking about it.

  2. Just got a poll tonight. Seems to me Josh Shapiro is heavily weighing a run as well.

  3. I agree with the first comment. Where is Chris Carney? Pawlowski might be getting into this race because no one else is and any alternative is better than Sestak. Chris Carney is the only name mentioned that has a real shot at both defeating Sestak and Toomey.

  4. DCInsider-
    It’s taken Sestak two years to raise that much cash on hand, as you say needs to be raised each quarter.

    Last year, he had two consecutive quarters where his cash on hand remained stagnant.

    Recently, Sestak asked for $60 to replace the shoes/boots he wore out during his walk. Aren’t clothing items a personal expense?

    Sestak is still not ready for prime time.

  5. OUR HEBREW NEWSLETTER BROUGHT ME HERE. AS A MEMBER OF GAZA 54 JOE SESTAK IS A TRAITOR TO OUR COUNTRY AND DOES NOT SUPPORT ISRAEL. HE WILL NOT RECIEVE THE SUPPORT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

  6. Mayor Pawlowski has never raised federal money. To run for this seat requires $1.4M+ quarters. That comes from contributions no larger than $5400. In other words, day in day out of fundraising for the next 15+ months. Those donors do not exist in the Lehigh Valley and certainly don’t come through cold calling and meet and greets for the foreseeable future. The DSCC wants a candidate that by the July 15th filing can demonstrate well north of $1.2M cash on hand (personally loaned or raised). DSCC Chairman Jon Tester was not part of the much talked about DC meeting on the Mayor’s fact finding trip nor was the state’s senior Senator. The Mayor and his team are calling around asking who has cell numbers for Senator Schumer. Just saying.

  7. Jack
    I’ve maintained that Sestak is really a Republican. Does anybody think he didn’t vote for Reagan and Bush Sr?

  8. MontCo Dem has it right. There’s only one winner of that primary: Pat Toomey!

  9. Wait, there should be a third choice in this poll:

    1) Sestak
    2) Pawlowski
    3) Toomey

    Personally, I’d like to see somebody start floating Kathleen McGinty’s name for this race. She’s a better choice than either of the two Dems in this poll.

  10. Here are Jack’s comments with parenthetical notes, which illustrate that Jack is probably that anti-Sestak crusader Diano:

    Sestak
    *******supports Keystone XL (so does Pawlowski)
    *******supports fracking (so does Pawlowski)
    *******is anti-Marijuana (so is Pawlowski)
    *******is a member of GAZA 54 (so is Hillary)
    *******voted to fund Iraq War (Hillary, John Kerry, etc)

  11. I want to apologize to David Diano because he’s actually right. After looking into Sestak’s positions I have no idea why any Dem would vote for Sestak.

    Sestak
    *******supports Keystone XL
    *******supports fracking
    *******is anti-Marijuana
    *******is a member of GAZA 54
    *******voted to fund Iraq War
    *******voted for Bush’s warrantless wiretapping

    WTF!

  12. Sestak is a joke. The more he campaigns the lower he drops in polls! That April Fool’s post on Toomey eager to introduce Sestak to every voter was spot on.

    He visited our club a couple months ago…the guy next to me was snoring when Sestak spoke!

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