{"id":2604,"date":"2009-08-13T18:18:26","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T22:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2009-08-13T18:18:26","modified_gmt":"2009-08-13T22:18:26","slug":"specter-trails-toomey-by-twelve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/13\/specter-trails-toomey-by-twelve\/","title":{"rendered":"Specter Trails Toomey by Twelve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Rasmussen Reports <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/elections2\/election_2010\/election_2010_senate_elections\/pennsylvania\/election_2010_pennsylvania_senate_election\" target=\"_blank\">telephone survey<\/a> of Pennsylvania voters<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/elections2\/election_2010\/election_2010_senate_elections\/pennsylvania\/election_2010_pennsylvania_senate_election\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a> is enough to warm my cynical heart:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>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\u2019s voters.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>These figures reflect a dramatic reversal since June. At that time, before the public health care debate began, Specter led Toomey by eleven.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ouch&#8230; One has to wonder if the Democrats will even nominate Specter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Pennsylvania voters is enough to warm my cynical heart: 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[534,464,786,239,185],"class_list":{"0":"post-2604","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-politics","7":"tag-2010-elections","8":"tag-arlen-specter","9":"tag-pat-toomey","10":"tag-pennsylvania","11":"tag-senate","12":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfpI7-G0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2093,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/28\/arlen-specter-switching-parties-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":2604,"position":0},"title":"Arlen Specter Switching Parties Today","author":"Jeff","date":"April 28, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter is leaving the Republican Party today and I can't say I'm sad to see him go... Specter, was one of three Republicans to vote from Pres. Obama's pork laden stimulus plan and was expected to face a tough primary challenge from Pat Toomey next year. Here's\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2260,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/27\/rep-joe-sestak-to-chalenge-arlen-specter\/","url_meta":{"origin":2604,"position":1},"title":"Rep. Joe Sestak to Chalenge Arlen Specter","author":"Jeff","date":"May 27, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"TPM is reporting that Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) is privately telling supports that he intends to challenge newly minted Democratic incumbent Arlen Specter: \"He intends to get in the race,\" says Meg Infantino, the Congressman's sister, who works at Sestak for Congress. \"In the not too distant future, he will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2540,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/25\/this-and-that-dodd-trails-obama-falls-boxer-struggles-perry-ready-for-showdown\/","url_meta":{"origin":2604,"position":2},"title":"This and That: Dodd Trails, Obama Falls, Boxer Struggles, Perry Ready for Showdown","author":"Jeff","date":"July 25, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"It's Saturday, the weather is gorgeous and I have a date with a grill and some steaks so rather than spend my afternoon in front of the computer I thought put together a political blotter of sorts. First up, Chris Dodd trails likely Republican challenger Rob Simmons by 9 points\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2113,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/04\/arlen-specter-classless\/","url_meta":{"origin":2604,"position":3},"title":"Arlen Specter: Classless","author":"Jeff","date":"May 4, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"By know I suspect everyone has seen or at least heard about Arlen Specter's classless remarks about Jack Kemp on CBS' Face the Nation... On the off chance you haven't here's the video: What a bitter, angry man... I've come to expect this kind demagoguery from far left fringe bloggers\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":655,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/05\/rasmussen-59-would-vote-to-replace-entire-congress\/","url_meta":{"origin":2604,"position":4},"title":"Rasmussen: 59% Would Vote to Replace Entire Congress","author":"Jeff","date":"October 5, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Color me unsuprised... Rasmussen has released the results of a new poll showing that 59% of voter would vote to replace the entire Congress: Congress was front and center in the national news last week and the American people were far from impressed. If they could vote to keep or\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1466,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/10\/porkulus-passes-61-37\/","url_meta":{"origin":2604,"position":5},"title":"Porkulus Passes 61-37","author":"Jeff","date":"February 10, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"The senate voted 61-37 in favor of the $838 billion pork stuffed stimulus package. Erstwhile republicans Arlen Specter, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins joined democrats in supporting the bill. Judd Gregg abstained. 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