[Kay Ludlow]

A lackluster Casey may have won, but the outside money to defeat Santorum was huge. Would Toomey draw the same attacks, if he defeated Specter? Or would we have 2 non-incumbents, both with significant resources? The Santorum opponents from outside the state targeted his Pittsburgh constituency, with attacks on his residence, his children, his living arrangements, and what they considered his hypocrisy. There were a lot of those ads, running constantly on the radio and tv.

Would Toomey merit that kind of expenditure? Or will these challenging economic times result in less outside money coming in and interfering with the natural inclinations of PA voters? How much does voter fraud in the big cities cost, anyway?

[phillyfanatic]

Remember Kay, Pitts. and Philly are Dem cities and many minority voters reside there with huge majorities who never vote Pub. It would mean all the suburbs and W. Pa. would have to turn back the clock to the Ike Admin. when he won Pa. Toomey is not that well known nor is he IKE!