Toomey cuts Specter's lead in half
A new Quinnipiac University poll has Pat Toomey trailing Arlen Specter by just 9 points, which is down from the 20 point lead he had earlier. RTTNews has the story
here.
According to the poll, Specter holds a 46 - 37 percent lead over Toomey compared to the 53 - 33 percent lead he held on May 4, when the last poll was released.
"Senator Arlen Specter's numbers have slipped since the controversy that followed his switch to the Democratic Party, but he's still better off than he would have been if he stayed a Republican and faced a tough primary challenge from former Representative Pat Toomey," said Clay Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
The poll shows that Toomey is not as well known across the state and has room to grow with independents and Democrats. It also shows
Democrats picking Specter over Rep. Joe Sestak who will likely challenge Specter in the Democratic primary. But many people do not know Sestak either. In time, his numbers will rise too and further undermine support for the Democrat, then Republican, and then Democrat again Senator.
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