Arlen Specter

Apparently it was an offer he could refuse.

Rep. Joe Sestak, who is causing heartburn for Democratic leaders by running against Arlen Specter for a Senate nomination in Pennsylvania, says the White House dangled a federal job in front of him in an attempt to entice him to drop out of the state's Democratic primary, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday.

But the White House "vociferously" denies Sestak's accusation, which came during a taping on a local Sunday news show. A White House official told Fox News that Sestak is expected to "clarify" the allegation.

Sestak, however, stood by his statement on Friday...

Pennsylvania voters are eager to replace party-switcher Arlen Specter in the Senate, according to a Susquehanna Polling and Research survey conducted Oct. 7 to 12.

Only 31 percent of survey respondents said that Specter -- running for the first time as a Democrat -- deserved re-election next year.

But they're also not embracing the better-known of Specter's Republican challengers. When asked to choose between Specter and former Rep. Pat Toomey, the result was a statistical tie -- 42 percent to 41 percent -- with 12 percent of the registered voters surveyed saying they were unable to choose...

The Federal Election Commission cleared the way today for the Club for Growth to help Sen. Arlen Specter make good on his promise to refund campaign contributions on request from disgruntled Republicans.

But the new Pennsylvania Democrat, who left the GOP in April, may not want the kind of help the conservative group is proposing.

The 4-2 FEC decision would allow the organization to contact GOP donors who gave to Specter before he switched parties to see if they want a refund. Of course, the anti-tax Club for Growth, a is a long-time foe of Specter, and would like nothing more than to drain his campaign fund of as much money as possible...