Casey says he's more than just the 'anti-Santorum'
2006-09-11
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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rss feedRushing away from the Labor Day parade, Bob Casey had just crossed Stanwix Street when a woman grabbed his hand, looked him in the eye, and said vigorously, "Keep after him; you've got to beat that guy."
Moments later, a car's horn beeped, and its driver poked his head out of the window. "Good Luck, Bob. You've got to beat that Sanitation guy," the man said.
"I keep getting these directives," a bemused Mr. Casey observed as he walked on. " 'You HAVE to ...' "
To his challenge to incumbent Republican Sen. Rick Santorum, Mr. Casey brings a golden name in Pennsylvania politics and the hopes of a Democratic Party hungry for victory against a polarizing figure with a record of frustrating their partisan hopes.
The imperative of defeating Mr. Santorum was the chief reason party leaders turned to Mr. Casey in the days after he won his term as state treasurer with the largest vote total of any candidate for any office in Pennsylvania history. It was the reason that Gov. Ed Rendell, the brunt of tough Casey attacks in their primary for governor four years ago, helped clear the field of serious opposition for him in this year's primary. It was the reason that many liberal Democrats overcame their objections to conservative positions on social issues. In a state where no Democrat has won a full Senate term since 1962, Bob Casey offers the promise of victory -- or so they hope.
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