Specter Over Toomey By 20 In PA

A new Quinnipiac poll has Ridge trailing Specter by 3 points, while Specter bests Toomey by 20. Hmm Part name recognition and part forgetting Ridge is a Republican, maybe??

If Arlen Specter went head-to-head with Pat Toomey today, the Democratic Party's newest member would win handily, according to a new poll.

Specter, who announced April 28 he was changing his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat, leads likely Republican contender Toomey by a 53 percent to 33 percent margin, the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute found.

But if former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge throws his hat into the ring, he might give Specter a run for his money, the poll found. A Specter-Ridge showdown only has the sitting senator leading 46 percent to 43 percent.

Comments

[MAS1916]

When Obama's inflation ramps up next year in conjunction with his Stimulus spending, Even Toomey might be able to win. Specter has timed his move exactly wrong.

By leaving when he did, he can no longer provide the single opposition vote necessary to get a Supreme Court nominee out of committee (unless the lefties just change the rules).

How Specter handles himself at Judicial hearings will determine a lot. Obama has his own list of qualifications that Specter himself will need to meet.

For a bit of a lighter look at these qualifications, you can hit:
http://firstconservative.com/blog/top-ten/ten-qualifications-for-supreme-court-nominees

[barbara]

I dont buy that for one moment good luck dims.

[barbara]

there is huge infighting going on in dim party right now and bigtime resentment on the ground in PA. the uppity ups may like him but don't expect the votes.
fast eddie has driven this state into bigtime debt while playing oldboy.
across part lines PA is ready for a whiskey rebellion as quaint as te parties are.

[AWW]

Poll was of registered, not likely votes, and conducted over a weekend (4/29-5/3) which generally favors Dems. As noted above it probably reflects name recognition more than anything else. And I agree that given current trends O and the Dems won't be as popular going into the 2010 elections which will hurt Specter.

Unfortunately this will probably spook the DC GOP establishment to push a mediocre candidate into the race causing a primary fight and lead to a general election loss.

[Mike H]

the nite is young .... MAS1916 is right on this one, the momentum of the pendulum will help Toomey.

Will it be enough?

Thats a better questions.

[Calypso Jones]

Why should we believe a quinipiac poll or the republican party? The only bigger liar is the democrat *war machine.

*War on Conservative Americans

[tk]

Ridge is all Pennsylvania. I grew up with him and his family. And family is wants counts. The whites will come home.