Poll shows Corbett, Toomey with smaller leads

The Republican Party’s statewide candidates are carrying only modest advantages into the homestretch before Election Day, according to a new poll.

The Times Leader survey published Sunday found GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Corbett leading Democrat Dan Onorato by just one point, 38 percent to 37 percent. A full quarter of likely voters are still undecided, according to the poll. And the same survey showed Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey edging Democrat Joe Sestak by four…

September 20, 2010 at 7:00 am | Comments (6)

Sestak ad: ‘Serving our country vs. serving Wall Street’

A new TV ad from Democratic Senate candidate Joe Sestak seeks to paint a simple choice for voters—service to country vs. service to Wall Street.

The 30-second spot continues what has long since becomes a familiar argument for Democrats: that Republican Pat Toomey is beholden to the financial sector, having worked for it in the 1980s, supported deregulation in Congress and run the conservative Club for Growth which was founded by industry interests.

The ad…

September 18, 2010 at 1:32 pm | Comments (18)

New anti-Toomey ad plays the Bush card

Democrats are using a new TV ad to paint Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey as a staunch ally of former President George W. Bush.

The latest 30-second spot from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee opens: “Are you ready to turn back the clock? Pat Toomey is.” The ad goes on to note that Toomey supported Bush on tax, budget and Social Security policies. It also features a clip of Toomey calling Bush a “fabulous president.”…

September 17, 2010 at 11:31 am | Comments (4)

Club for Growth: Sestak’s Navy service great, but…

A new TV ad from the conservative Club for Growth takes a moment to acknowledge and laud Democrat Joe Sestak’s 31-year service in the Navy, before quickly pivoting to argue that “his service in Congress is the problem.”

The 30-second spot is the second run against Sestak by the conservative group, which was founded by financial industry interests and until early last year was headed by Sestak’s Republican opponent, Pat Toomey. The Club for Growth…

September 16, 2010 at 2:28 pm | Comments (7)

New Toomey ad keeps up health care attack

The latest TV ad from Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey continues his campaign’s dogged efforts at making sure Democrat Joe Sestak’s support for the recent health care overhaul comes back to bite him in November.

The 30-second spot, which the campaign unveiled Thursday and said would be airing on broadcast networks, features Maria DeMario, a family practice physician in Sestak’s district. DeMario criticizes the health care law, and says she couldn’t get a meeting with…

September 16, 2010 at 6:31 am | Comments (40)

Rasmussen: Toomey up 8

Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey continues to lead Pennsylvania’s competitive Senate race, topping Democrat Joe Sestak by eight points, according to a new poll.

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September 15, 2010 at 9:32 am | Comments (11)

Poll: GOPers still ahead in statewide races

Republicans Pat Toomey and Tom Corbett continue to lead the race for Senate and governor, respectively, but paths to victory remain for the Democratic candidates, according to a new poll.

The Fox News survey released Tuesday showed Toomey leading Democrat Joe Sestak by six points, 47 percent to 41 percent. Seven percent of likely voters remain undecided, and four percent prefer another candidate, according to the poll. Toomey’s relatively modest lead—the margin of error is…

September 14, 2010 at 1:17 pm | Comments (5)

Biden: GOP policy is a ‘Ponzi scheme’

Vice President Joe Biden had harsh words for Republicans Monday night, using a campaign stop in Philadelphia to predict that Democrats would retain control of Congress and that voters would not buy into a GOP economic policy that he called a “Ponzi scheme masquerading as a vision.”

Biden made the comments,

September 14, 2010 at 9:06 am | Comments (0)

Clinton stumps for Onorato, Sestak

Former President Bill Clinton rolled through the Philadelphia area Monday to boost the electoral hopes of gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato and Senate hopeful Joe Sestak.

The pair of morning stops came as Clinton increasingly plays the role of cheerleader-in-chief for the Democratic Party ahead of the midterm elections. At a rally for Onorato in West Philadelphia, Clinton hearkened back the support he received from the City of Brotherly Love.

“If Philadelphia shows up in this…

September 13, 2010 at 4:29 pm | Comments (5)

Labor targets Toomey, Pa. House races in mail campaign

A huge direct-mail campaign by the umbrella labor group AFL-CIO has Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey in its crosshairs, along with four GOP challengers in Pennsylvania congressional races.

The campaign,

September 13, 2010 at 10:09 am | Comments (3)