Toomey up by 8 in new poll

Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey holds an eight-point edge over Democratic opponent Joe Sestak, according to a new poll.

The Fox News survey released Tuesday found Toomey winning 48 percent of the vote, compared to 40 percent for Sestak. That’s a lead two points larger than in pThe poll also found Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett enjoying a 10-point lead against Democrat Dan Onorato, with 9 percent of voters undecided and three percent preferring another candidate. Earlier in the day, a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2010/09/independents-fuel-15-point-edge-for-corbett-poll-says/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2F2010%2F09%2Findependents-fuel-15-point-edge-for-corbett-poll-says%2F','a+Quinnipiac+University+survey+showed+Corbett+leading+by+15+points.')" target="_blank"a Quinnipiac University survey showed Corbett leading by 15 points./a/p
pThe survey of 1,000 likely voters, conducted Sept. 18, had a margin of error of three percent./p
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September 21, 2010 at 3:13 pm | Comments (6)

I’m back

Hi readers!

My apologies for being away for so long—I had some family matters to attend to which took much more of my time and attention than I’d anticipated.

But I’m back!

So, did you miss me?

And I pose that question only because I am beginning to rethink my answer to those Bushies who have been asking the same about our potential longing for ol’ W.

Don’t worry—I haven’t crossed over to the dark…

September 21, 2010 at 6:45 am | Comments (0)

Obama: Sestak ‘not one of the insiders’

President Obama made his first campaign stop for Democratic Senate candidate Joe Sestak Monday, headlining a Philadelphia fundraiser that was expected to net a big cash haul six weeks before Election Day.

Speaking during a smaller-dollar general reception at the Pennsylvania Convention Center before a minimum $1,000-per-head dinner, Obama echoed the argument Sestak has made for months—that the two-term congressman an outsider not beholden to rigid ideology.

“The choice in this election could not be…

September 21, 2010 at 6:45 am | Comments (3)

GOPers raise cash off Obama visit

Republican candidates in Pennsylvania were using President Obama’s visit to Philadelphia Monday as a useful pitch to supporters for more campaign cash.

It started first thing Monday morning, when Tom Corbett’s gubernatorial campaign e-mailed supporters that only 12 hours remained until Obama hit the campaign trail with Democratic Senate candidate Joe Sestak. Corbett’s campaign set a goal of raising $20,000 in response to Obama’s visit, his finance director wrote, “to send him a message… his…

September 21, 2010 at 6:00 am | Comments (1)

LEFTOVERS: Florida loophole debate, fighting to the death (tax), golf in the 6th

The so-called Florida loophole is once again all the political rage.

In case you’re not versed in the intricacies of interstate gun policy, the loophole exists because the Sunshine State issues out-of-state residents permits to carry concealed weapons through its Department of Agriculture, even if those folks couldn’t get concealed-carry permits in their home state. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato has been forcefully calling for Republican rival Tom Corbett to use his power as state…

September 20, 2010 at 5:04 pm | Comments (6)

Poll: Toomey up 9, undecideds up for grabs

Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey is still enjoying a nine-point lead just six weeks before Election Day, according to a new poll.

The Municipoll survey released Monday showed Toomey winning 45 percent of the vote, compared to 36 percent for Democrat Joe Sestak. Almost a fifth of voters remain undecided, and in a finding that could be good news for Sestak, more of those voters are Democrats and independents than are Republicans.

The results are…

September 20, 2010 at 12:03 pm | Comments (7)

Sestak’s strategy

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September 20, 2010 at 10:54 am | Comments (3)

Sestak: Toomey ‘out of touch with the mainstream’

Democratic Senate candidate Joe Sestak argued Monday that GOP opponent Pat Toomey is out of step with Americans on a host of economic and social issues.

Appearing on Fox29, Sestak faulted Toomey’s support for tax cuts for the wealthy and his opposition to legislation restricting assault weapons and to legislation expanding hate crimes protections.

“He’s out of touch with the mainstream of America,” Sestak said.

With President Obama set to headline a fundraiser for Sestak…

September 20, 2010 at 10:40 am | Comments (6)

Toomey: ‘I believe in American exceptionalism’

Lest there be any confusion, Pat Toomey believes in American exceptionalism.

The Republican Senate candidate,

September 20, 2010 at 9:25 am | Comments (4)

Labor’s mailers target Toomey, House hopefuls

The next round of organized labor’s big direct-mail campaign is zeroing in on Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey and five GOP House candidates.

The AFL-CIO mailers, obtained by pa2010.com ahead of their formal release Monday morning, are part of pThe direct-mailers, part of a campaign that includes more than 2 million mail pieces that will hit homes across the country, hew to the familiar Democratic attack lines this cycle. The mailer targeting Toomey says he “profited while working families struggled.” The pieces targeting 8th District Republican Mike Fitzpatrick and 10th District Republican Tom Marino depict an elderly union couple saying: “We worked hard. We did everything we were supposed to do. Now Mike Fitzpatrick wants to change the rules.”/p
pOther mailers targeting Mike Kelly in the 3rd District, Pat Toomey in the 7th District and Tim Burns in the 12th District accuse the GOP nominees of pledging to protect tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. The attack refers to the Americans for Tax Reform pledge that a plethora of candidates have signed. It doesn’t actually pledge those candidates to protect such tax breaks as a rule, but the conservative group has said that some measures which would end the tax breaks would also violate the pledge./p
pa href="http://www.pa2010.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/PA-SEN-Toomey-neg-2-FINAL.pdf" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F09%2FPA-SEN-Toomey-neg-2-FINAL.pdf','Click+here+to+see+the+mailer+targeting+Toomey.')" target="_blank"Click here to see the mailer targeting Toomey./a/p
pa href="http://www.pa2010.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/AFL1039_PA031.pdf" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F09%2FAFL1039_PA031.pdf','Click+here+to+see+the+mailer+targeting+Kelly.')" target="_blank">Click here to see the mailer targeting Kelly.

pa href="http://www.pa2010.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/AFL1084_PA081.pdf" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.pa2010.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pa2010.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F09%2FAFL1084_PA081.pdf','Click+here+to+see+the+mailer+targeting+Fitzpatrick.')" target="_blank"Click here to see the mailer targeting Fitzpatrick./a/p
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September 20, 2010 at 9:09 am | Comments (0)