Rasmussen
Specter is viewed favorably by 42% of Pennsylvania Republicans and unfavorably by 55%, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state. Those are stunningly poor numbers for a long-term incumbent senator. Specter was first elected to the Senate in 1980.
Toomey, who served in the House from 1999 to 2005, earns positive reviews from 66% and negative comments from just 19%…
In another sign that could be troubling for Specter, the current poll finds that 79% of Pennsylvania Republicans have a favorable opinion of the “Tea Party” protests against big government spending and higher taxes held across the nation last week. Thirty percent (30%) know someone personally who took part.
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Pat Toomey spoke at Tea Party II in Philly last Saturday.
Wethal on April 24, 2009 at 10:57 AM
Holy crap.
Although I doubt the DNC is upset by those numbers.
BadgerHawk on April 24, 2009 at 10:57 AM
guaranteed Specter will still pull this one out. You just know it.
vinman on April 24, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Spector is already asking democrats to vote in the GOP primary to save him.
William Amos on April 24, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Welcome news, it’s a start.
Spirit of 1776 on April 24, 2009 at 11:02 AM
HOT DOG! First Palin has her legal defense fund up and running, and now this news. Good start to Friday.
unwashed minion on April 24, 2009 at 11:03 AM
I like where this is going.
t.ferg on April 24, 2009 at 11:04 AM
well, this means the GOP loses another Senate seat probably
jp on April 24, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Go Toomey! Specter’s time is up!
jencab on April 24, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Hope!
Change!
Skandia Recluse on April 24, 2009 at 11:10 AM
What have we got to lose at this point? This begins the clawback to 2012. Evict RINOs at every opportunity.
Youngs98 on April 24, 2009 at 11:15 AM
We lost it when Spector started voting with Obama.
William Amos on April 24, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Bring it!
D2Boston on April 24, 2009 at 11:18 AM
RINO hunt!
LtE126 on April 24, 2009 at 11:18 AM
Sarah and SarahPAC go seperate ways ?
William Amos on April 24, 2009 at 11:21 AM
Chris Matthews is re-considering his options.
YYZ on April 24, 2009 at 11:22 AM
+1
Besides, why live in fear? I’d rather work toward something.
Spirit of 1776 on April 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Great start but we have to keep up this momentum till 2010. Its a marathon but we need to keep going at it.
promachus on April 24, 2009 at 11:46 AM
SarahPAC and Campaign Solutions go separate ways.
promachus on April 24, 2009 at 11:47 AM
I can’t say that Specter doesn’t deserve it.
flutejpl on April 24, 2009 at 11:57 AM
What do you want? I Republican who always votes Democrat?
What good is that?
Also – there is every reason to believe that a Conservative can win this. We have an oportunity to put a team player in this position. And, sure we could fail – but we’d definitely fail if we didn’t try.
HondaV65 on April 24, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Every Republican who supports Obama’s Socialization program hurts us more than two liberal Democrats.
logis on April 24, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Exactly, there’s no difference at this point between Specter and a blue seat…at least it will stop putting a Republican face on Obama’s socialism
Rogue on April 24, 2009 at 12:03 PM
“Specter is viewed favorably by 42% of Pennsylvania Republicans and unfavorably by 55%”
That is certainly enough to win the primary but the real question is how Toomey fares against potential Democrat challengers. Your own party only accounts for less than 40% of the vote (Democrat or Republican). What matters is how the other 60% vote. That’s what gets you elected in a general election. You can win 100% of your own party and lose in a landslide in the general election if nobody else votes for you.
crosspatch on April 24, 2009 at 12:27 PM
Specter is the only republican who can get 50% or more of the liberal vote in PA. Anybody else is toast. Remember Obama called them bigots who cling to guns and religion and still won by over 10 points
nice343 on April 24, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Things will change after another year of this administration’s daily outrages.
alteredbeat on April 24, 2009 at 12:46 PM
bbbbbut wait a minute. I’ve read here many times that a conservative cannot win in PA
right on cue. Ch. 1, verse 1 of the RINO Bible.
james23 on April 24, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Assuming the enemy will never falter is called “defeatism.” Trying to support RINOs today would be equivalent to recruiting Nazis into the American army in 1942.
We must never forget the allure this viewpoint has with some people. You can never guarantee victory, but you can always guarantee defeat.
And we must never forget what our biggest obstacle is: McCain and the rest of these inveterate losers are currently RUNNING the Republican Party.
logis on April 24, 2009 at 1:11 PM
Conservative Republicans do fine in Pennsylvania. Just ask Senator Santorum.
YYZ on April 24, 2009 at 1:30 PM
With Specter, Obama and the MSM could pretend that support for their programs is bi-partisan, so that the spread can be spread to both parties when those policies fail.
With an honest Democrat, that option is severly limited. The Democrats will be forced to own their policies.
MarkTheGreat on April 24, 2009 at 2:06 PM
If Specter wins, conservatives are going to stay home rather than vote for him.
So Specter looses anyway, and a lot of other Republicans/conservatives are hurt as well.
With Toomey on the ballot, Republican turnout is improved.
MarkTheGreat on April 24, 2009 at 2:08 PM
Agreed.
If Specter wins he merely shores up the power of the non conservative hold on the GOP. He has a proven record of dismissing conservative needs
Specter is old and not healthy. He could drop dead in office and give the seat to the DEMs
If people think the Tea Parties were a mistake, consider that Rasmussen is using the Tea Parties to identify his strata
The Tea Parties were significant enough to enter the lexicon of both wings
In other times they might have been ignored. Tax protests normally gain a 20 second spot on local news and disappear
This is very positive
entagor on April 24, 2009 at 3:12 PM
We’re coming next for you John McCain!
Thresher on April 24, 2009 at 3:44 PM