Incumbent Republican Rep. Curt Weldon debated Democratic challenger, Vice Adm. (ret.) Joe Sestak for the first time since the story broke about his daughter's firm being investigated for lobbying activities. Weldon is in his toughest reelection fight yet, and the news hasn't helped. Nonetheless, he mopped the floor with the poorly-prepared Sestak, as reported by Alex Charyna at NRO's Sixers:
When a baffled Sestak mangled a question from moderator G. Terry Madonna about where he stood on the question of having a regional airport authority, confusing it with the FAA's controversial redesign plan, Weldon pounced again.
"He doesn't even understand your question, Terry."Weldon laid into Sestak again and again, showing his superior knowledge of the district and the issues.
It was Sestak who played the part of Underdog's alter ego, Shoeshine Boy. He smiled meekly and tolerantly throughout, even when lampooned by Weldon for giving wrong answers to fairly simple questions.
Where Weldon talked specifics, Sestak spoke in fractured generalities.
No wonder at the end of the show, when Madonna said he regretted he didn't have time to ask more questions, Weldon chirped, "Go ahead, I'll stay!"
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