Posted on 08/20/2018 3:31:08 PM PDT by mandaladon
Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) and Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) are in a dead heat in the Pennsylvania Senate race, according to a poll released on Monday. A Commonwealth Leaders Fund poll found that Sen. Bob Casey leads by only two points, with Casey at 47 percent, Barletta at 45 percent, and 6.1 percent of Pennsylvania voters undecided. The poll had a 3.6-point margin of error, making the Pennsylvania Senate race a virtual toss-up.
The poll also weighted heavily for a significant Democrat turnout that outpaces previous “Democratic waves.” The poll suggested that Democrats will have a five-point turnout advantage over Republicans. However, if Democrat turnout drops below five percent over Republicans, the Commonwealth suggests it could spell trouble for Sen. Casey’s chances of getting re-elected.
The survey also found that a majority of Pennsylvania voters, 53 percent, strongly or somewhat approve of how President Donald Trump handles the presidency.
Congressman Barletta hopes to unseat the Democrat senator in the 2018 midterm elections. Barletta was one of the first Republican congressmen to endorse Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican presidential primaries and has championed Trump’s America First agenda of building a wall, cracking down on illegal immigration, and combating sanctuary cities.
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Whoa!
PA is just one of several battleground states for senate elections this year.
47 to 45 is a dead heat?
Like this has never happened before.
Pollsters report races in one of two states: (a) the Democrat is comfortably ahead, or (b) the race is a statistical tie.
In those cases in which the Republican is comfortably ahead, the MSM-Democrats simply don't report the polling results.
Fox’s senate has it solid blue.
Senate map
It is within margin of error, so yes.
So they only oversampled Dems by 5-8 pts to give them a 2 pt win.
You trust political polls in the Trump era?
Time to start the whispering campaign around Philadelphia accusing the racist republican of being a racist confederate flag waving racist, misogynist homophobe, racist.
A pickup in PA? Outstanding! What would be at least as good would be to pick up a half dozen House seats in PA.
WOO HOO
We definitely will have a surprise pickup or 2.
"...polls indicate..."
If Casey was ever forced to a real debate, he’s toast.
An incumbent in a dead heat at this stage usually does not bode well for that incumbent. 8% undecided as well is not good for Beltway Bob.
"Bob Casey has been a disaster in the Senate.
An absolute disaster."
What, exactly, can Junior Casey run on that he’s done? Climbing out of his mother’s vagina?
Oh my.
Blue Wave mya$$. Go Lou!
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