Specter, Democratic primary foe crisscross Pennsylvania in final push before Tuesday’s primary

Specter, Dem primary foe make final push in Pa.

PHILADELPHIA — The final campaign push is on as five-term Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter tries to hold off a Democratic primary challenge.

Specter and U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak are crisscrossing the state Monday to make their last pitch to voters before Tuesday’s election.

Sestak told voters in a Pittsburgh coffee shop that Specter’s “time has come and gone.” Sestak has spent much of the campaign painting Specter as a political opportunist for switching parties last year.

Sestak also says he can defeat likely Republican nominee Pat Toomey in the November general election but Specter cannot.

Specter has a series of appearances scheduled, beginning in Erie and ending in Philadelphia.

A poll released Monday shows the race is too close to call, the latest of many tough election challenges for Specter.