Posted on 04/25/2009 6:49:00 AM PDT by upchuck
In a new Rasmussen poll out today, Senator Arlen Specter is getting crushed by former Club for Growth head Pat Toomey in the 2010 Republican primary. Toomey has even broken the 50% barrier, and Specter is only viewed favorably by 42% of Pennsylvania Republicans.
Fifty-one percent (51%) of Republican voters statewide say they’d vote for Toomey while just 30% would support Specter.
Specter is viewed favorably by 42% of Pennsylvania Republicans and unfavorably by 55%.
Specter’s longtime tenure in the Senate and his support for the new administration’s bailout efforts look to be a prime factor for his loss of support among the trending conservative GOP in his state.
79% of Pennsylvania Republicans have a favorable opinion of the “Tea Party” protests against big government spending and higher taxes held across the nation last week…. 82% of Pennsylvania Republicans say that the federal government has too much money and too much power.
Those Republicans in Pennsylvania who attended the Tea Parties last week where protesting exactly what Arlen Specter has come to stand for in the last several years - Washington. That is an energy that Toomey seems to have harnessed, at least in the polls. This is a great starting point for the challenger, who is really just beginning his campaign in earnest, and may indicate a broader trend in the GOP across the country. Incumbents steeped in the mess of Washington are going to have a tough time selling their wears to Republican voters come election time.
Finally, right before it passed, a Fox news babe was interviewing Arlen and she brought up the healthcare provisions. Arlen briefly got that deer in the headlights look and then recovered and assured the news babe he would see to it the provisions would be removed before he voted for the bill.
Sure he did.
Arlen, you're going down and it's about time.
This "proud to be a teabagger" is completely fed up and pissed off at you and your kind. Have a nice retirement with your fat Senatorial pension and fabulous health insurance. Go ahead, enjoy my tax dollars.
Takin’ out the trash!!
Yeah, but Specter is counting on democrats, not republicans.
And despite the anger of Pennsylvania voters (and many nationwide), the GOP leadership STILL wants to back the traitor Specter???
They need to pay attention to what the people want!
Good job, Pennsylvania! Keep it up! Don’t let that RINO get re-elected!
GO TOOMEY!!!!!
Is PA an open primary state?
It must suck being a "brave" and "principled" RINO...
PA is not an open primary state, but Specter has a campaign aimed at unions to switch parties right before the primary so they can vote for him. That’s why we think he’s a pig here in PA.
I don’t know if he got it done, but I know he was pushing hard for it.
Go Toomey, Go!
Time to take out the garbage.
Unfortunately, Republican voters DO NOT elect candidates in the REpublican primaries.
With all the dim spies and crossovers and other shenanigans we wind up with some amalgam of a dim...i.e. a S P E C T R E or a McCain.
Is Pennsy one of those states???
Yeah but here’s the thing. Not as many Dems will cross-over and support Specter as you think. I think the DNC is going to encourage its voters to get behind their candidate as they look at Specter’s age and insider status. Either way you look at it, Specter is toast. He’s not going to beat Toomey and even if he does, the Dem will win as PA conservatives will stay home or vote 3rd party.
BTTT!
Not going to happen this time. Dems are going to get behind a psuedo-fiscal conservative Dem to beat Toomey. Dems have nothing to gain by backing Specter, who still votes with Republicans 60% of the time.
I would not be surprised if rush backed him as well!! His support is what saved him the last time.
It is too early to get excited.
The actual vote is 13 months away and Snarlin’ Arlen will vote and talk like a conservative during those 13 months.
This is his modus operandi every time.
I contacted my senator, John Cornyn, over this issue. He hasn’t responded. Surprise, surprise.
It’s about time that this self-serving, hypocrit gets tossed. A bunch more deserve the same fate. I can think of a former presidential nominee, some northeast republicats, and party leaders that need to go home.
The grassroots of the country is stirring and Washington, D.C. won’t know what hit it because the media ostriches have their heads in the sand.
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