Poll: Toomey leads Sestak by seven

With excitement from last month’s primary having died down, Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey now leads Democrat Joe Sestak by seven points, according to a new poll.

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June 4, 2010 at 11:01 am | Comments (54)

LEFTOVERS: Obama & Sestak, Halliburton & Toomey, generals in Pa., Romney endorsements

There was apparently some intrigue on Wednesday when Joe Sestak wasn’t one of the elected officials who joined President Obama in Pittsburgh. Arlen Specter, the man Obama backed and Sestak beat, was there. It was noted earlier that other pols turned down the chance to hang with the president.

Sestak was on the other end of the state, but there were early conflicting accounts as to whether…

June 2, 2010 at 11:22 pm | Comments (3)

Dem poll shows Sestak up 7

Another poll has Democratic Senate candidate Joe Sestak enjoying an early lead over Republican rival Pat Toomey.

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June 2, 2010 at 12:40 pm | Comments (15)

Toomey voices support for Israel in wake of flotilla raid

With Israel facing

June 1, 2010 at 4:05 pm | Comments (40)

Poll: Sestak up 3 against Toomey

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Democrat Joe Sestak continues to enjoy some post-primary momentum, holding a three-point lead over Republican Senate rival Pat Toomey, according to a new poll.

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May 28, 2010 at 12:55 pm | Comments (57)

LEFTOVERS: Toomey on Kagan, Rendell on Sesak, the Chamber for Dent

Republican Senate hopeful Pat Toomey supported President Obama’s first Supreme Court pick. He hasn’t made up his mind about the second.

After backing Sonia Sotomayor last year, Toomey said he’s withholding judgment until taking in her confirmation hearings. “Every once in a while it would be refreshing if politicians did less talking and more listening,” Toomey this TV appearance in which Toomey again weighed in on the matter.

May 26, 2010 at 11:29 pm | Comments (1)

Toomey says Sestak should come clean on job offer

Republican Pat Toomey says he doesn’t want to talk about Democrat Joe Sestak’s claim that the White House offered him a job to bow out of last week’s primary. But Toomey also says his office is getting deluged with media inquiries on the matter, and that Sestak should put it to rest once and for all.

“From day one, our campaign has been focused on the critical issues facing Pennsylvania, like jobs, the economy, and…

May 24, 2010 at 4:32 pm | Comments (39)

New Toomey ad says November is a ‘clear choice’

Republican Senate nominee Pat Toomey hit the airwaves with the first ad of the general election Thursday, a 30-second spot that seeks to frame his November showdown against Democrat Joe Sestak as a “clear choice” between conservative and liberal.

The ad, which the campaign said would be on TV for an “indefinite period of time,” seemed to time to put at least a dent in Sestak’s momentum. Enjoying loads of free publicity after his win…

May 21, 2010 at 12:10 pm | Comments (6)

Rasmussen: Sestak up 4 against Toomey

Hot off his resounding primary win, Democrat Joe Sestak is sporting a four-point lead over Republican Pat Toomey in the race for Senate, according to a new poll.

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May 21, 2010 at 11:33 am | Comments (3)

Pat Toomey: Wall St. Warrior

Check out the Web video we just released at the state Democratic Party, about Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey. As Gov. Ed Rendell put it yesterday—”Congressman Toomey is a creature of Wall Street.”

At the very least, Toomey needs to step up and explain how his Wall Street career informs the decisions he makes.

May 19, 2010 at 2:05 pm | Comments (14)