Corbett Leads for Pennsylvania Governor
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 8th, 2010 4:42 am by HL
Corbett Leads for Pennsylvania Governor
A new Quinnipiac poll in Pennsylvania finds Tom Corbett (R) ahead of each of all three top Democratic contenders for governor by double digits.
However, the survey also finds that Corbett is by far the best known of the contenders and that a majority “don’t know enough” about the various Democrats running.
Said pollster Peter Brown: “Once the primary is over and the Democrats have a candidate, presumably he will be able to introduce himself to the larger electorate and we’ll get a better idea of how the race actually stands. Corbett is certainly in the enviable position but the structure of the race will become clearer when he gets into a one-on-one comparison.”
Obama Signs Historic Treaty to Reduce Nuclear Weapons
President Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitri A. Medvedev, signed a historic treaty in Prague today to trim their strategic nuclear arsenals to their lowest levels in half a century, the New York Times reports.
“The treaty caps a turnaround in relations with Moscow that hit bottom in August 2008 during the war between Russia and its tiny southern neighbor, Georgia. When he arrived in office, Mr. Obama made restoring the relationship a priority, a goal that coincided with his vision expressed here a year ago of eventually ridding the world of nuclear weapons.”
The Washington Post notes Obama’s trip to Prague “is designed to set the stage for further efforts by the president to argue for reductions in the spread of nuclear weapons around the globe.”
Toomey Regains Lead in Pennsylvania
A new Quinnipiac poll in Pennsylvania finds Pat Toomey (R) has moved ahead of Sen. Arlen Specter (D) in a seesaw race for U.S. Senate, 46% to 41%.
Just a month ago, Specter held a seven point lead. The two men have swapped the lead by small margins since last fall.
Said pollster Peter Brown: “A Toomey-Specter race could continue swinging back and forth until November because most voters won’t begin to focus on it until after Labor Day. On paper, Sen. Specter is vulnerable in the general election because only 36 percent of voters say he deserves another term. But Toomey is so little known that the electorate is torn which way to go.”
