Obama and his minions can't control what's happening at the grass roots

Why Arlen Specter Lost

Excerpt:

Specter's defeat at the hands of two-term House member Joe Sestak is yet another sign this election year that familiar figures, usual suspects -- especially though not exclusively if they are Democrats -- are an endangered species.

The White House and Democratic strategists will try to take some comfort from the fact that they held onto the House seat in Johnstown, Pa., and the fact that Sestak is probably the stronger general election candidate to face Tea Partyish Republican Patrick Toomey.

But the plain fact is that Obama and Co. tried to wire this race for Specter and and failed miserably. At first they tried to brow beat or bribe Sestak out of the race. Then they poured a lot of money and organizing help in. They begged the Philly machine, rickety as it is, to do its work.

It all fell flat. Sestak won 40 percent of the Philly vote -- a humiliation for the machine. Sestak won the Pittsburgh area by 53-47 -- even tho the mayor, the county executive and the AFL-CIO all endorsed Sen. Specter.

One thing this means is that Obama and his minions can't control what's happening at the grass roots.

Comment: The mid-term elections should be interesting.