Specter lost his own primary to a very liberal Joe Sestak.
Then, Toomey defeated Sestak in the general. But not by much.
You are correct. Toomey barely beat a liberal’s liberal in an extremely fertile environment for the GOP in a state that flipped several House seats to the GOP. It shows that in statewide races the huge turnout machine the dems have in the urban areas come into play. Colorado and Nevada are two states we should have nabbed - throw in WA too - if not for the lib turnout machine. State races are tough.