Posted on 11/02/2010 6:28:16 PM PDT by pissant
Democrats in Pennsylvania have spent all day hyping reports of higher-than-expected turnout in Philadelphia and other blue strongholds.
But less than an hour before polls close, we're getting other estimates, and they paint to a more difficult path for Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak in his Senate race against Republican Pat Toomey.
The poll-watching group Committee of Seventy says only a couple wards in Philly have so far reported turnout exceeding 30 percent — a far cry from predictions by city Democratic Party boss Bob Brady that turnout would surpass the 2006 election.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
SESTAK, JOE (DEM)
1,178,532 51.9%
TOOMEY, PAT (REP)
1,094,628 48.2%
Looks like Toomey is pulling back up. Sestak’s lead over Toomey fell from 4.4% to 3.7%.
If I’m reading this right, he’s down by 60,000 votes, with 2 counties left.....not to be defeatist, but thats a pretty long run he needs.......
http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx#C2-0
Showing Toomey pulling ahead. Lots of suburban totals not yet in.
its’ now near 120K votes w/60% in....does toomey have any chance?
Toomey is finished but we will eeke the house out. That fat faced Rove killed us with hi bashing of O’Donnel.Get that sorry POS out of our party. If we can get 4 seats in the Senate we can tell Snowe, Collins and Voinovitch to piss off and filabuster the Hell out of Obama the communist. We can now defund the EPA totally and the Department of education!! And amnesty is a joke. WE will tell Homeland security to finish the damned wall or no money for their sorry ass.
Toomey had a consistent lead for this entire race and ran a good campaign. If he doesn’t win something is seriously wrong.
No, there are still 38% of the voting districts not reporting. Victory is still very possible!
Right now....he's solidly behind. (9:08PM, CST)
No, still 38% left to report out of 2.2 million votes cast. Very do-able.
The Real Clear Politics live bloggers think Toomey is in real trouble. I sure hope the’re wrong.
I’m so tired of counting on PA and then being let down, remember they told us McCain was going to carry PA and he lost badly..... we can’t climb the hill that is union fraud in these blue states.
Yup...more and more numbers coming in and he is consistently down 80-90000 votes. I’m afraid those suburbs just don’t have enough voters to pull it out.
Take it to the bank!
Pennsylvania is never over ‘til it’s over. It wasn’t that long ago that everybody went to bed thinking we had a Democrat attorney general-elect (having been “called” by all the networks and local affiliates), only to wake up in the morning to find out, oops, the Republican had pulled it out thanks to late vote tallies.
This will be an all-nighter, and I think Toomey will prevail.
I dont think so either....he’s a solid 3.2 points behind...and appears to be holding at best.
Relax. Toomey will win.
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Deleware wtf?
CNN is reporting the race much closer. 51-49% with 57% reported.
BTW, has anyone found out how to mute the audio on CNN’s website? It’s been fairly neutral, but I’m still tired of hearing it.
laura ingram just said much the same on fox....toomey cannot pull withing 75K votes...
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