Toomey’s Lead Collapses in Pennsylvania
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 21st, 2010 4:40 am by HL
Toomey’s Lead Collapses in Pennsylvania
A new Quinnipiac poll in Pennsylvania shows the U.S. Senate race is now a statistical dead heat with Pat Toomey (R) barely edging Rep. Joe Sestak (D) among likely voters, 48% to 46%.
Said pollster Peter Brown: “Pennsylvania is a blue state and Democrats there have begun to come home. They are more engaged than they were earlier in the race. This is not unusual, especially in off-year elections. Democrats often engage later in the campaign than do Republicans. The political environment is more favorable now for them, as evidenced by President Obama’s improved, but still decidedly negative, job approval rating.”
Recent polls from Public Policy Polling and the Morning Call also show Sestak catching Toomey after trailing for months.
Quote of the Day
“Let me tell you right here and now that I would rather be in our position right now than theirs.”
— House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), in an interview with Charlie Rose, arguing that it will be tougher than it looks for Republicans to gain 39 net seats in the House to take control.
