Dan Cirucci: Dem Challenge To Specter?

Monday, May 4, 2009

Dem Challenge To Specter?

From Fox News:
Sen. Arlen Specter said he anticipates facing Democratic challengers in the Pennsylvania Senate primary, disputing the notion that party leaders would clear the field for him following his defection from the GOP.
Specter told NBC'S "Meet the Press" Sunday that he was offered no incentives from Democrats to switch parties. And he said despite public support voiced for his decision by President Obama, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, those leaders have not seen to it that he'll have a clear path to the 2010 nomination.
"I didn't ask them to clear the field. The reality is you can't tell other people what to do," Specter said. "I'm prepared to run in a contested primary."
He noted there are two candidates in the field and "others on the sidelines" waiting to throw their names in the ring.
Rep. Joe Sestak, R-Pa., is among those considering a bid against Specter in the primary. "I have not made up my mind on it," he told FOXNews.com after Specter announced his switch. Another potential challenger to Specter for the Democratic nomination is Joe Torsella, a former Rendell aide who headed the National Constitution Center and is now chairman of the Pennsylvania Board of Education. In a written statement Tuesday, Torsella reiterated his intention to run. . . .
Before Specter switched, polls showed former Rep. Pat Toomey leading Specter in the GOP primary. Toomey is seen as the favorite to win the GOP primary now that Specter is out of it, but there are now reports that Tom Ridge -- former Pennsylvania governor and homeland security secretary -- wants a go at it.
Asked about the speculation Sunday, Specter said: "I think former Governor Ridge is a very able fella and I have a lot of respect for him."
Despite the built-in advantage Democratic candidates enjoy in Democrat-heavy Pennsylvania, Republicans have voiced determination in putting up a formidable candidate against Specter in the general election. "
I know as Republicans that we have some great candidates that we're recruiting out there, and we want to make sure that Arlen Specter is no longer in the United States Senate after the next election," Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., told "FOX News Sunday." "We're going to work very hard to make sure that happens."

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About Dan Cirucci

He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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