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Rasmussen: Stimulus vote costing Specter
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | February 16, 2009 | Salena Zito

Posted on 02/16/2009 6:17:05 PM PST by Salena Zito

From Rasmussen:

Senator Arlen Specter is one of only three Republicans to support the economic stimulus bill in Congress, and the latest Rasmussen Reports survey in Pennsylvania shows that his position is costing him support back home.

Just 31percent of Keystone State voters say are more likely to vote for Specter because of his position on the stimulus package while 40 percent are less likely to do so.

A look inside the numbers shows the problem for Specter may be even more significant. Fifty

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Maine; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 111th; 2009polls; acorn; aflcio; agenda; arlensphincter; bailout; barackobama; bho2009; bho44; bhostimulus; collins; congress; corruption; democrats; economy; obama; porkulus; snowe; socialism; specter; stimulus; unions; zero; zito
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To: Salena Zito

Pennsylvania should wise up in a couple years and choose Santorum in the primary as well as the general. B-bye Arlen.


61 posted on 02/16/2009 8:38:03 PM PST by Rockitz (This isn't rocket science- follow the money and you'll find truth.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
“I'd rather have the Dem win then Specter”

Just out of curiosity... how did you feel in the presidential election?

62 posted on 02/16/2009 8:50:11 PM PST by JSteff (It was ALL about SCOTUS. Most forget about that and HAVE DOOMED us for a generation or more.)
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To: Salena Zito

He’s like a too big turd you have to cut up with a knife before you can flush it down the toilet. GET LOST, YOU STINK!


63 posted on 02/16/2009 8:52:52 PM PST by deannadurbin
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To: LiberConservative
YOU know there are alot of FREE REPUBLIC posters that live in Pennsylvania !!!!! and I for one don't really appreciate being called an “a$$clown”

I believe we all know that Politics is a game, and our Congress is a Private Club, and it is very hard to remove Professional Politician's who have alot of money and buy their position's, Murtha is an example.........

We live in a very sad time in history, personally I've never felt so defeated..........

64 posted on 02/16/2009 9:48:41 PM PST by haircutter
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
run someone big like Toomey

Especially now that his two biggest enemies, Bush and Santorum, are no longer around to sabotage his campaign.

65 posted on 02/16/2009 10:28:18 PM PST by rhinohunter
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To: Salena Zito

Thank goodness people are expressing their feelings.


66 posted on 02/16/2009 10:52:29 PM PST by Darnright (There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive. - Tacitus)
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To: Salena Zito
I will contribute towards ANY Republican who runs against this fraud. I will ALSO contribute towards any DEMCOART who runs against him if he is renominated. Ditto for Snowe and Collins.

Sometimes a VERY STRONG laxative is needed to clear out fecal material.

67 posted on 02/16/2009 11:36:22 PM PST by ZULU (The Obamanation of Desolation stands here. Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam.)
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To: Old Sarge

Oh please, people - Senators are lifetime appointments.

???????
Not in South Dakota.
ask Daschle


68 posted on 02/17/2009 2:29:35 AM PST by South Dakota
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To: Salena Zito

I hope it not only costs him—I hope it demolishes him. Then again, his pork fattened constituents have voted for this moron over and over and over again.


69 posted on 02/17/2009 2:34:53 AM PST by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
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To: Salena Zito

Heard this before with Spector. We’ll see.


70 posted on 02/17/2009 6:22:48 AM PST by Badeye (There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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To: Salena Zito

Specter finally jumped the shark. Now all you Toomeyites or whatever you call yourselves is the time to make your move to remove him. Take him out in his upcoming primary, or make sure he knows he’s going to lose and let him retire.


71 posted on 02/17/2009 6:25:17 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: KoRn

Don’t kid yourself about Specter and PA, Specter in spite of this will still be a strong runner in a general election, but he’ll be trounced after this move in a primary.

You take out people in your own party primaries, not generals. Specter jumped the shark in terms of his primary if a solid challenger shows up, but if one doesn’t he’ll still win a general election.


72 posted on 02/17/2009 6:27:02 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Can’t do that, PA doesn’t have open primaries. Specter has jumped the shark if a solid R challenges him in the primaries. If none does, then he will win a general election again.


73 posted on 02/17/2009 6:28:53 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Frantzie
I wish the election were tomorrow. I hate this ****** and the two witches from Maine.

This spending bill will probably fail. The three of them are tied to it. When they are up for re-election, all it will take is a couple of very effective ads to be rid of them once and for all.

74 posted on 02/17/2009 6:29:49 AM PST by jersey117
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To: Frantzie

Trouble is, he has 2 more years to help vote in all the freedom destroying bills the Dems are pushing through. They are lining up all their pet liberal/communist projects to get them passed before 2010. I think even they know that by that time, most of America will be pleading for the Republicans to get back in power.


75 posted on 02/17/2009 6:29:54 AM PST by 3catsanadog (I plan to give the new President the same respect and dignity the other side gave Bush.)
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To: KoRn

I’ll do my part for your sake to get Mr. Pitiful out of office.


76 posted on 02/17/2009 6:30:36 AM PST by 3catsanadog (I plan to give the new President the same respect and dignity the other side gave Bush.)
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To: Windcatcher
"If the GOP runs a ***CAT*** against him I’m voting for the cat.

How about a goat? Would you, could you - vote for a goat?

Sorry - we have too many Dr. Seuss books ...

77 posted on 02/17/2009 8:40:59 AM PST by uncommonsense
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To: KoRn

PA people have always believed in him though he did lost one or two elections years ago. They think he is “watching over” them.


78 posted on 02/17/2009 8:42:19 AM PST by Theodore R. (GWB is gone: Now the American sheeple can sleep at night!)
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To: rovenstinez
Well I hope we can say goodbye to this traitor, but we will all be paying for his retirement plan for the rest of his life and members of the family.

If Obama wants economic stimulus cut off all the benefits that Congress gets and see how many true Americans we have run for office.

BTW, anyone have statistics on how much we pay these idiots to represent their own interests? I would think it's millions every year.

79 posted on 02/17/2009 8:52:04 AM PST by not2worry (WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND)
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To: ReneeLynn
I'd say it was small town PA that got PORK from Murtha that got the mentally disabled reelected.

I could not believe it!

80 posted on 02/17/2009 8:55:08 AM PST by not2worry (WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND)
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