Election 2010: Pennsylvania Senate Election

[ccharles000]

Uncomfortable town hall meetings are just the tip of the iceberg for Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter. He now trails Republican Pat Toomey by double digits in his bid for reelection next year and is viewed unfavorably by a majority of the state’s voters.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Pennsylvania voters shows 48% would vote for Toomey if the election were held today. Just 36% would vote for Specter while four percent (4%) prefer a third option, and 12% are not sure.

These figures reflect a dramatic reversal since June. At that time, before the public health care debate began, Specter led Toomey by eleven.

Just 43% now have a favorable opinion of Specter while 54% offer an unfavorable assessment of the longtime GOP senator who became a Democrat rather than face Toomey in a party primary. Those numbers have reversed since June when 53% had a favorable opinion of him.

The current figures include 15% with a Very Favorable opinion of Specter and 36% with a Very Unfavorable view.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/election_2010_pennsylvania_senate_election

[S_E_Fudd]

1. That'll turn around...

Specter is doing a good job and I suspect Dems will rally behind him...

Plus it is Rasmussen...I'll wait to see other polls confirming this...

[grantcart]

2. The positive numbers are largely irrelevent but it is the negative numbers

that are cast in stone and represent much more determined (and unlikely to change) numbers.

Both Toomey and Sestak have very unfavorables at 11% compared to 36% with Specter.

Sestak only trails Specter by 11%.

Then again all of the numbers are from Rasmussen.

[MrSlayer]

3. Wait until the people figure out Toomey is even worse than Santorum.

A near impossibility but true.

[invictus]

4. I hope Specter loses the primary. He is no Democrat, just an opportunist.