Specter is in trouble in Pennsylvania (New Poll)

[CMT]

Pennsylvania is fast looking like a strong possiblility for a democratic pick up. The latest Quinnipiac poll pits Specter vs. Someone else, here are the results:

Specter: 46%
Someone else: 44%
Don't Know 11%

His probable democratic opponent will be Rep. Joe Hoeffel and a year befoer the election with Hoeffel not nearly as well known as Specter, he keeps Specter at only 50%.

Specter: 50%
Hoeffel 32%
Someone else 1%
Wl'd vote 2%
Don't Know 14%

72% haven't heard enough about Hoeffel to form an opinion.

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x9463.xml

Also helping the Democrats is Hoeffel is now not going to have any primary opposition while Specter could have a bloody inter-party primary against the more conservative Pat Toomey.

[UrbScotty]

1. Great! Just one thing, though:

"Hoeffel is now not going to have any primary opposition"

Then what is this?

[fob]

4. Charlie announced here a little while back he was taking one

for the team and dropping out to support Hoeffel.

[spychoactive]

2. you've got a friend in pennsylvania

and it isn't arlen "spectre"

i for one am doing everything i can to oust him!

fight the good fight!

one love
spike

[La_Serpiente]

3. Muahahahahahahaha

Do you think the people in Philidelphia would ever vote for a conservative like Toomey? He seems more conservative than SANTORUM!!!! I don't know how Pennsylvanians can elect people like Santorum and possibly Toomey.

So Pennsylvanians - is there hope for a pick up in Penn?

[CMT]

8. If Toomey beat Arlen in the primary

he might be easier to beat.

[spychoactive]

9. YES!

there is always hope!

if james bond can defeat S.P.E.C.T.R.E. so can we

reporting live from reading, pa the 25th most dangerous city in the USA

*ducking*
spike

[Robbien]

13. I read the the Club for Growth is supporting Toomey

Arlen is in big trouble here.

[MoonRiver]

5. Good News! Spectre plays a game of being moderate, but

usually votes for the BFEE agenda. PA (and everyone else) needs to revolt for the sake of every living thing.

[bearfartinthewoods]

6. caught the tail end of his campaign announcement on PNET

the little bit i saw was pretty good. i have to start watching more pnet.

[mvd]

7. Go Hoeffel!

He used to be my representative before re-districting. He's a fairly liberal Democrat, but moderate enough to appeal in PA IMO.

[frank frankly]

10. believe me, we are going to dump specter

the mobilized Dem base is going to run his magic bullet ass out!

trust me.

[genius]

11. Great and we should demand Specter tell us who killed JFK.

If he didn't know, he wouldn't have tried to cover-up with teh miracle bullet theory.

[joanski01]

12. You can believe that I will

be voting against Specter next year. Specter traded his hold on the Overtime Amendment for a couple million dollars for some military terminal or something like that in Philly. He also votes for those ultra-conservative judges.

[goobergunch]

14. I'm certainly planning on helping the Hoeffel campaign

Specter is beatable...he'll be weakened from the primary challenge and hopefully there will be Democratic coat-tails.