Sestak: 46
Specter: 42
Specter still leads by two percent in the RCP average.
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Sunday, May 9, 2010
Sestak Leads Specter in New Polls
Democratic Congressman Joe Sestak has taken a lead in the Pennsylvania Senatorial primary, according to a new poll. This comes after a devastating television ad which linked Specter to the GOP and derided his switching of parties last year as a ploy to be re-elected. The Morning Call poll has Sestak in the lead by four points.
Sestak: 46
Specter: 42
Specter still leads by two percent in the RCP average.
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Sestak: 46
Specter: 42
Specter still leads by two percent in the RCP average.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Toomey Leads Specter by 3
Presumptive Pennsylvania Republican Senatorial candidate Pat Toomey leads former Republican-turned-Democrat Arlen Specter by three points. Specter, who has been a Senator from that state since 1981, may very well be knocked off after baely defeating Toomey in a primary challenge in 2004.
Toomey 46 -- Specter 43 -- Und 11
Toomey 42 -- Sestak 36 -- Und 22
Specter's job rating is in perilous territory for an incumbent -- 34 percent approve while 52 percent disapprove. President Obama also is in negative territory, with 46 percent approving and 50 percent disapproving. Forty-two percent of Pennsylvanians say they support the Obama health care plan while 49 percent oppose it. And 49 percent support a position held by Toomey -- that Republicans should work to repeal the bill; 44 percent say no.
Pennsylvania inexplicably backed President Obama in 2008 and it looks like he would be a drag on the ticket. I wouldn't be all that surprised, though, if Specter somehow pulls it off.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Specter Likely Going Down This Year
Senator Arlen Specter, the long-time Republican from Pennsylvania who switched parties last year to avoid being defeated in the 2010 primaries appears to be on his way to lose the general election in November. If Specter can beat a challenge for the Democratic nomination against Joe Sestak, a former Navy Admiral, he will then likely face Pat Toomey for the Senate seat.
And according to the latest polls, he wouldn't do so great:
General Election
Toomey 44
Specter 34
Und 16
It's still early, of course, but Specter has very high name recognition, meaning that most voters have already made up their mind about him. He really needs to either drop out or figure out a new election strategy.
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And according to the latest polls, he wouldn't do so great:
General Election
Toomey 44
Specter 34
Und 16
It's still early, of course, but Specter has very high name recognition, meaning that most voters have already made up their mind about him. He really needs to either drop out or figure out a new election strategy.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Toomey? Randall Toomey?
Anyone following the news lately knows that Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania recently decided to switch parties due to a strong challenge from the former head of the Club for Growth, Pat Toomey.
Now you would think that that is the story. However, seeing the name "Toomey" bandied about reminded me of Randall Toomey, one of Herb Sewell's cellmates.
Do we want one of Randall Toomey's relatives becoming Senator from Pennsylvania? Well, read part of Herb's "About Me":
I recently was parolled from the Atascadero Hospital for the Criminally Insane, where I was incarcerated for various unmentionable crimes. My confinement by the state of California was a wonderful experience; it gave me the opportunity to meet two men whose minds are more twisted than mine: Walter Bellhaven and Randall Toomey. It was also within the walls of Atascadero where I learned to control the creature. The Creature still talks to me but now I manifest its power through my very important sociological studies and writings. Now that I am again living with the public, surrounded by temptation, I must control the creature!
Goodness!
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Now you would think that that is the story. However, seeing the name "Toomey" bandied about reminded me of Randall Toomey, one of Herb Sewell's cellmates.
Do we want one of Randall Toomey's relatives becoming Senator from Pennsylvania? Well, read part of Herb's "About Me":
I recently was parolled from the Atascadero Hospital for the Criminally Insane, where I was incarcerated for various unmentionable crimes. My confinement by the state of California was a wonderful experience; it gave me the opportunity to meet two men whose minds are more twisted than mine: Walter Bellhaven and Randall Toomey. It was also within the walls of Atascadero where I learned to control the creature. The Creature still talks to me but now I manifest its power through my very important sociological studies and writings. Now that I am again living with the public, surrounded by temptation, I must control the creature!
Goodness!
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Senator Specter, goodbye.
Well, I am not big fans of Senators Specter, Snowe, and Collins - mainly for their votes for the stimulus package, and other fiscally idiotic votes in the past, and because they are usually voting against the republican party and the Conservative movement. I am not surprised by Specters departure to the Democrat party, and perhaps it will open the door to a much better Senator in Congressman Toomey who is the GOP candidate as of now.
Specter will not be missed, mainly because he was going to vote with Democrats on key issues anyway, better him be represented by his true colors then having the Republican shirt on, just my opinion.
I will have a full article on the subject tomorrow, and regardless of what the Main Stream Media says - this will help the Republican party more then it will hurt.
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Specter will not be missed, mainly because he was going to vote with Democrats on key issues anyway, better him be represented by his true colors then having the Republican shirt on, just my opinion.
I will have a full article on the subject tomorrow, and regardless of what the Main Stream Media says - this will help the Republican party more then it will hurt.
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Specter's Change and the Next Two Years
Arlen Specter, a well-respected Senator from Pennsylvania, has announced that he is switching parties from a Republican to a Democrat. Specter is someone I like particularly, who has been moderate and willing to support our troops. If I was a Pennsylvania voter, I would probably vote for him, not for his party, but on his record.
However, this is still some bad news for an already reeling Republican party. I, as most did, believed that Jim Tedisco would win the special election in Upstate New York, especially after he took the lead in the vote count. However, he somehow lost. Al Franken is also likely to join the United States Senate from Minnesota, after a fishy 'victory' over Senator Norm Coleman.
And now this. The Democrats have large majorities in both houses, as well as the Executive Branch. When Specter switches, and when Franken is seated, then they will have a filibuster-proof majority. Now, this isn't as bad as it sounds. If any defectors jump ship on an imprtant issue, then the Dems can't hold the line. However, on a particularly thorny issue, they can pull party politics and push through some of what they please.
But the news isn't all bad. With 60 votes in the Senate and a majority in the House, the ball is squarely in the Democrats' court. With Obama at the helm and Congress a lock, any major issues that happen in the country will land at their feet. If Congress votes itself a payraise, the Republicans can rightly claim that the Democrats had control. If taxes spike, the same thing. If welfare increases, then the Democrats could get the blame.
But in the world of celebrity politics, it might just take Olbermann and Jon Stewart to offer some faux reason why it's President Bush or Dick Cheney's fault and everyone will fall in line. Who would want to agree with Dick Cheney, anyway?
However, this is still some bad news for an already reeling Republican party. I, as most did, believed that Jim Tedisco would win the special election in Upstate New York, especially after he took the lead in the vote count. However, he somehow lost. Al Franken is also likely to join the United States Senate from Minnesota, after a fishy 'victory' over Senator Norm Coleman.
And now this. The Democrats have large majorities in both houses, as well as the Executive Branch. When Specter switches, and when Franken is seated, then they will have a filibuster-proof majority. Now, this isn't as bad as it sounds. If any defectors jump ship on an imprtant issue, then the Dems can't hold the line. However, on a particularly thorny issue, they can pull party politics and push through some of what they please.
But the news isn't all bad. With 60 votes in the Senate and a majority in the House, the ball is squarely in the Democrats' court. With Obama at the helm and Congress a lock, any major issues that happen in the country will land at their feet. If Congress votes itself a payraise, the Republicans can rightly claim that the Democrats had control. If taxes spike, the same thing. If welfare increases, then the Democrats could get the blame.
But in the world of celebrity politics, it might just take Olbermann and Jon Stewart to offer some faux reason why it's President Bush or Dick Cheney's fault and everyone will fall in line. Who would want to agree with Dick Cheney, anyway?
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