Specter Would Rather Not Comment On Sestak

When asked today what he thought of Rep. Joe Sestak’s (D-Pa.) campaign to replace him in the Senate, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) didn’t have much to say.

“I’m late for the squash court so I’m gonna defer that to when I can answer in one spot.” When pressed on the matter, Specter paused before replying, “Ah, I’m late for the squash court.”

Specter was in Philadelphia this afternoon to greet President Barack Obama, who will appear at two fundraising events for Sestak this evening. Sestak, who faces conservative Republican Pat Toomey in November, is one of only a handful of Democratic candidates who are embracing Obama this campaign season.

A new poll out today shows Sestak trailing Toomey by a nearly double digit margin.

The White House endorsed Specter over Sestak in the primary, but insiders say the relationship between Obama and the Senate hopeful is now strong. Earlier this summer, Sestak famously alleged that the administration offered him a job to keep him from running against the 80-year-old Specter…