From blog.pennlive.com
()
Joe Sestak
Joe Sestak is a Democratic politician from suburban Philadelphia. He has officially declared that he plans to challenge Sen. Arlen Spector for his Senate seat in 2010. Find more Joe Sestak news and information here.
Source: Getty Images
It's good and not-so-good news for Sen. Arlen Specter. The Republican-turned-Democrat senator continues to maintain a sizable lead over primary challenger U.S. Joe Sestak, D-Pa. However, in a potential general election match up against presumed Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey,...
- PA-Sen Race Tight (talkingpointsmemo.com)
- Sen. Arlen Specter leads U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak by 13 points in new poll (blog.pennlive.com)
Quinnipiac (12/8-14, registered voters, 9/22-28 in parentheses):
Arlen Specter (D-inc): 44 (42)
Pat Toomey (R): 44 (43)
Don't know: 11 (13)
Joe Sestak (D): 35 (35)
Pat Toomey (R): 40 (38)
Don't know: 22 (25)
(MoE: ?2.6%)
Arlen Specter (D-inc): 53 (44)
Joe Sestak (D): 30 (25)
Don't know: 15 (28)
(MoE: ?3.9%)
Things have actually been pretty stable between Arlen Specter and Pat Toomey for the last few months; the previous two Q-polls gave a 1-pt...
From feedburner.com
()
- Specter Deadlocked with Toomey (politicalwire.com)
n a conference call with Pennsylvania reporters Saturday, Specter compared the passage of the health care bill to the Civil Rights Act. He said tough legislative achievements take considerable time. "The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was necessary, although it did not go as far as people would have liked then, to get the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Again, it did not go as far as people would have liked, but we did find the Voting Rights Act of 1965...
From freerepublic.com
()
- Sestak gets endorsement from Massachusetts representative (delcotimes.com)
A new Quinnipiac University poll released Friday shows U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., and Republican challenger Pat Toomey, a former Pennsylvania congressman, in a dead heat for the 2010 U.S. Senate race.
From delcotimes.com
()
- New poll sees very tight Specter-Sestak-Toomey race (delcotimes.com)
- New poll has Specter, Toomey deadlocked (bizjournals.com)
- PA Sen Poll: Specter Gains On Sestak, Tied With Toomey (realclearpolitics.blogs.time.com)
Earlier this month, Rasmussen hinted that Senator Arlen Specter might be getting off the mat, stretching his lead over Congressman Joe Sestak from four points (46-42) to thirteen points (48-35). Quinnipiac comes out this morning with a new poll that, to some extent, confirms the halt in the Specter slide. Quinnipiac--Democratic Primary--US Senate--Pennsylvania--Conducted From December 8-14, 2009--Margin of Error +/-3.9% Sen. Arlen Specter...
From dailykos.com
()
- Can Arlen Specter End the War in Afghanistan? (search.msn.com)
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has endorsed Rep. Joe Sestak (Pa.) in his Democratic primary challenge to party-switching Sen. Arlen Specter. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst) Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank threw his support behind Rep. Joe Sestak's challenge to Sen. Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania today, a move that raised one very obvious question: Where does such a move fit in the Fix's Endorsement Hierarchy chart? We, of course, have the answer. But...
From blog.washingtonpost.com
()
- Barney Frank, Joe Sestak and the Fix endorsement hierarchy (news.google.com)
- Barney Frank To Endorse Joe Sestak (freerepublic.com)
- Sestak gets Barney Frank endorsement (blogs.mcall.com)
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Pat Toomey has been throwing around the word “extremism” a lot lately, and this week was no different when he blasted U.S. Rep. Joseph Sestak, D-7, of Edgmont and U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., for helping pass a nearly $447 billion omnibus spending bill.
More perspectives...
From delcotimes.com
()
In Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac finds Republican Pat Toomey tied with incumbent Democrat Arlen Specter, each with 44 percent. Toomey leads the other Democrat, Joe Sestak, 40 percent to 35 percent.
Specter's job approval splits 47 percent approval, 45 percent disapproval.
Obama's job approval/disapproval split in the Keystone State is his worst yet, 49/45. On the economy, Obama is at 45/50; on health care, 37/56.
From campaignspot.nationalreview.com
()
- Shameless Specter (feedproxy.google.com)
by StaffQuinnipiac
12/8-14/09; 1,381 registered voters, 2.6% margin of error
588 Republicans, 4% margin of error
619 Democrats, 3.9% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
(Quinnipiac release)
Pennsylvania
2010 Senate: Democratic Primary
Specter 53%, Sestak 30% (chart)
2010 Senate: General Election
Specter 44%, Toomey 44% (chart)
Toomey 40%, Sestak 35% (chart)
Favorable / Unfavorable
Arlen Specter (D): 43 / 45 (chart)
Pat Toomey...
More perspectives...
From pollster.com
()
The progressive bloggers supporting Joe Sestak have an interesting problem on their hands now. Their champion in the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic primary, Rep. Joe Sestak, supports escalation in Afghanistan. (So do I.) Their nemesis, Senator Arlen Specter opposes the Afghanistan escalation. Via Jerome Armstrong, Hotline reports: Sen. Arlen Specter (D) has staked out Afghanistan as the next issue on which to prove his Dem bona fides after...
From talkleft.com
()
- Specter Fighting For The Public Option (talkleft.com)
