Former Rep. Joe Sestak (D) 鈥� Mr. Toomey鈥檚 opponent in 2010 鈥� is already up and running again, hoping for a rematch. But Democratic Party leaders consider Sestak 鈥渁n unreliable maverick and a political liability,鈥�
They鈥檙e hoping to find someone else to take on Toomey, so far unsuccessfully. Democrats鈥� only hope is that in a high-turnout presidential election year, blue-leaning Pennsylvania might be willing to toss out the conservative Toomey.
Cook and Sabato call the race lean Republican. Rothenberg-Gonzales calls it tossup/tilt Republican.
