Posted on 01/21/2010 10:52:18 AM PST by reaganaut1
Republican Pat Toomey now leads incumbent Senator Arlen Specter 49% to 40% in Pennsylvania’s race for the U.S. Senate. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Pennsylvania voters also finds Toomey with a 43% to 35% lead over Democratic challenger Joe Sestak.
A month ago Toomey led Specter by four and Sestak by six. In the state’s Democratic Senate Primary race, Specter now leads Sestak by 21 points.
Just 41% of Pennsylvania voters favor the health care legislation currently before Congress while 57% are opposed. Those figures include 22% who Strongly Favor the legislation and 47% who are Strongly Opposed. Those who Strongly Oppose the health care plan overwhelmingly prefer Toomey over either Democrat. Those who Strongly Favor the plan prefer the Democrats.
Pennsylvania attitudes towards the health care plan are similar to the national average. The health care issue played a key role in Tuesday’s stunning Massachusetts special Senate election.
Just five percent (5%) of Pennsylvania voters rate the economy as good or excellent while 51% say poor. Only 31% say it’s getting better, while 42% say it’s getting worse.
Political analyst Larry Sabato now rates the Pennsylvania Senate race as a toss-up, but, given the current political climate, he says Toomey would be the winner if the election were held today. Sabato also projects that if the election were held today, the Democrats' 59-seat majority in the Senate would be down to 52.
Specter is viewed very favorably by 16% of Pennsylvania voters but very unfavorably by more than twice as many (33%).
Twelve percent (12%) have a very favorable view of Toomey, while 10% regard him very unfavorably. For Sestak, very favorables total eight percent (8%), and very unfavorables stand at 11%.
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Arlen will be the next RAT to announce his retirement.
Those PA.seniors can’t wait to vote on those Medicare cuts!
Hey Arlen...are reading this? Are your staff members lurking on FR...you’re next. NEVER go against what the people sent you to Washington to Do.
How many RINOs came out and stated Toomey had no chance of winning a general election just a few months ago?
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I certainly hope not. I want to see his nasty ass go down in a General election.
Maybe he will just act like a gentleman and resign.
I would love to see Specter lose to a Democrat!
She sounded she was up for the challenge. We even got mail from her staff the other day. I have not heard a peep from Toomey. What gives?
She sounded she was up for the challenge. We even got mail from her staff the other day. I have not heard a peep from Toomey. What gives?
No, he will have to removed by force from the Senate seat, clinging to the office chair!
He may even try to go back to the GOP if he is beaten in the Democrat Primary!
OOOO A Twofer WOW I LIKES this!
How’d I do the double post, I’ll never know.
Memo to RNC: Buy that man a truck. ;)
God i hope he beats either one of them
looks like we should root for Arlen to win the primary though
This just made me think. Specter has voted in lock-step with the Democrats in the Senate since switching parties. I guess he wasn’t as independent thinking as he claimed. The party really needs to stop tolerating these rinos.
Prediction: Toomey beats any Dem challenger by 6+ points.
PA is no MA and without a "brother" to come out and vote for, turnout in Philly and Pittsburgh is going to be very light. I don't think that Rendell can even whip those cities into submission. A visit by Obama would be the kiss of death for Specter or Sestak.
Toomey has the message voters want to hear right now - cutting taxes and spurring economic growth - that's his forte and always has been.
Let’s lump RINOs and RATS together, get rid of them and start anew. America deserves it.
Good. If there was ever a time that Toomey could win it in a walk, this is it. The voters don’t want no steenkin’ RINOs this year. Are you listening, Michael Steele? And all you backroom boys in DC?
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