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Cook Political Report Upgrades PA Senate Race

The Cook Political Report has joined the National Journal and the Washington Post in promoting Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race from likely Democrat to lean Democrat.

Republican Tom Smith has run television ads across Pa. for weeks and has made a dent in Sen. Bob Casey’s polling lead. Facing an average polling deficit of 15 points a month ago, now Smith trails by 7 or 8 points.

Here’s the writeup from the Cook Political Report:

The Bottom Line:

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey has cultivated the kind of voting record in the Senate that earns him very few enemies. It also makes it difficult to run against him. Still, Republicans nominee Tom Smith, a self-made wealthy businessman who has not hesitated to put his own money into the race, has aired a barrage of television ads and has succeeded in denting Casey’s armor. Polling shows that Smith has pulled within single digits of the incumbent, who now seems more focused on the race and has started to attack Smith as a “Tea Party extremist”in television ads. While Casey maintains an advantage in the race, it is now worth watching. It is in the Lean Democratic column.

2 Responses

  1. If we are paying the salary of elected officials let’s pay for one who is willing to work on our behalf. Casey earns his salary for the mere fact of his surname and the unions.

  2. Thank you Tom Smith for accepting this very expensive undertaking, we appreciate all your hard work. Vote for Tom Smith, U. S. Senator from PA.

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