Rep. Sestak: White House offered me job to drop primary challenge to Specter
Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) says the White House offered him a “high-ranking” federal job in return for his dropping his primary challenge against Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.).
Sestak, who made the claim during a TV interview on Thursday, would not comment on what position was discussed. The Pennsylvania Democrat is a retired Navy admiral.
“I’m not going to say who or how and what was offered,” Sestak later told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I don’t feel it’s appropriate to go beyond what I said.”
The White House denied Sestak’s claim.
Establishment Democrats had tried to clear the field for Specter after he switched parties, and President Barack Obama has fundraised for him.
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