The Morning Call/Muhlenberg College daily tracking poll of the race found Toomey leading Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak 47-42 percent, with 11 percent undecided.The Hill
In recent weeks, Sestak made up ground on Toomey in the closely-watched contest, but Monday's poll suggests that Toomey could be heading off that momentum. Three polls last week showed the Democrat and the Republican running in virtually a dead heat after Toomey had led the race for weeks.
Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., raised $1.16 million in the first quarter of 2010 and has $9 million in cash on hand.
However, that was less than half of the $2.3 million his Republican challenger Pat Toomey raked in during the same time period.
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Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter made huge headlines when he switched parties for the second time last spring. The former Republican-turned-Democrat is campaigning for re-election this fall, but he's facing fierce competition from both sides.CNN
| Election 2010: Pennsylvania Senate | |
|---|---|
| Pat Toomey (R) | 49% |
| Arlen Specter (D) | 40% |
| Some Other Candidate | 5% |
| Not sure | 7% |
| Election 2010: Pennsylvania Senate | |
|---|---|
| Pat Toomey (R) | 42% |
| Joe Sestak (D) | 37% |
| Some Other Candidate | 7% |
| Not sure | 15% |
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Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
August 11, 2009
| Election 2010: Pennsylvania Senate | |
|---|---|
Pat Toomey (R) | 48% |
Arlen Specter (D) | 36% |
Some Other Candidate | 4% |
Not sure | 12% |
| Election 2010: Pennsylvania Senate | |
|---|---|
Pat Toomey (R) | 43% |
Joe Sestak (D) | 35% |
Some Other Candidate | 5% |
Not sure | 18% |
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Photo by RumpleteaserJust 31% of Keystone State voters say are more likely to vote for Specter because of his position on the stimulus package while 40% are less likely to do so.
Source: Rasmussen Reports
| In an early look at the 2010 U.S. Senate race, Republican incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter leads TV commentator Chris Matthews, a possible Democratic challenger, 45 - 33 percent. Sen. Specter leads 72 - 9 percent among Republicans and 45 - 27 percent among independent voters, while Matthews leads 55 - 25 percent among Democrats. | |
| Specter gets a 62 - 25 percent approval rating and by a 56 - 23 percent margin, voters have a favorable opinion of him. | |
| For Matthews, 60 percent say they don't know enough about him to form an opinion. |
