DU this Casey/Sacktorum Poll - it's been swarmed!

[Sugarcoated]

Poll is midway down the page in the center. Please keep kicked!

http://kdka.com /

[Sherman A1]

1. Done

[wakeme2008]

2. done and kicked :) nt

[City Lights]

3. done. eom

[zanne]

4. I don't understand Pennsylvania.

Was it always a conservative stronghold? And the most important question (if you live there), WHY?

[gauguin57]

6. PA is blue because of Pittsburgh and Philly areas. There's a big red T

that runs down the middle and across the top of the state.

I live in the Red T. Believe me ... it's most unpleasant!

And no, it hasn't always been a Pug stronghold ... there used to be a lot of factory union workers, who leaned Dem, all over this state -- who worked in industries that no longer exist or are a shadow of their former selves (steel mills, shoe factories, etc.)

[markbark]

8. What's to understand?

Philadelphia on one end, Pittburgh on the other and Kentucky in between.

--MAB

[gauguin57]

15. Kentucky in between ... LOL!

I live in Kentucky, and didn't even know it.

"Kentucky In Between" is gonna be the name of my book on Keystone State politics.

Thanks for the morning laff.

[Plausible]

5. yikes

Casey needs help in this poll.
73 percent Santorum
27 percent Casey

[flyarm]

7. done and sent out to all my internet groups!! n/t

[seabeyond]

9. done, but looks like foolin around on it. for it to be so far difference

after getting people here to vote, on a little do nothing poll, i gotta sya fix is in. they arent showing the numbers either

[bonito]

10. Done

[maxrandb]

11. It's being Freeped, but I'm sorry Freeps

Manipulating a little POS poll on a web-site is not going to save Ricky. He's going down HARD!.

Not to mention, that anyone who watched that debate, and feels that Santorum won, should seek mental evlauation immediately. Casey was much more calm, reasoned, articulate, and in command of the issues than that fricking rabid dog Rick.

[Plausible]

13. Santorum seemed desparate and pathetic

to me and I live in the so-call red T of Pa.

That poll is too far skewed. Has to be freeped.

[chemenger]

12. Kick

Keep kicking this!!!!

[WinkyDink]

14. Polls, schmolls. Man-on-dog is done for.

[Sugarcoated]

16. Question

When you voted were the results already present? If so, this poll is dead.

[Broadslidin]

17. Badda Bing...!

:yoiks:

[Plausible]

18. Ha, Casey told him to pay the taxpayers back

"Santorum and Casey get riled in debate
Interrupting and pointing, the Senate foes clashed on their dedication and priorities.
By Carrie Budoff
Inquirer Staff Writer

PITTSBURGH - Republican Sen. Rick Santorum and Democrat Bob Casey Jr. sparred over character and policy yesterday in a debate that better resembled a barroom brawl - minus the fists.

From the first minutes to the last, the candidates talked over each other, pressed their own questions, and leveled stinging criticism. They clashed over where Santorum sleeps at night, how often Casey does his job as state treasurer, and which of them is more transparent with voters.

"Look in the camera and tell the people how many 9-to-5 days you spent," Santorum said, pointing at Casey, then the camera. "... Look in the camera, Mr. Casey."


The moderator tried to move on, but Santorum persisted: "This is a legitimate question. He's questioning my work ethic." Then he repeated to Casey: "Now I want you to look in the camera and tell people how many full days of work you spent at the treasurer's office last month."

Casey did not oblige. "Don't be a desperate campaigner," he said, maintaining his focus on Santorum.

So went the second debate in one of the nation's top Senate races. In the Pittsburgh KDKA-TV studios, Santorum and Casey discussed North Korea, Iraq and immigration, but it was less of a policy exchange than a sharp-tongued duel months in the making.

Down in the polls for more than a year, Santorum needed to shake up the campaign - and he did, at least during the debate, by putting his opponent more on the defensive than Casey had been in months. The two-term senator displayed the combative nature that has earned him admirers, but that has also fed criticism he is overly partisan.

In a closing argument that was an emotional plea for his job, Santorum made no apologies about his aggressive style.

"I'm a passionate guy. I'm tough, I'm a fighter," he said. "But you know what? I'm an Italian kid from a steel town. What do you expect from me? I'm a guy who had to grow up having to scratch and claw. I wasn't born into a family that had a great name. My dad's an immigrant to this country. I've worked hard, just like you do in western Pennsylvania to fight for the things you believe in."

The son of a two-term governor, Casey held his own, telling Santorum to own up to a record that the Democrat said placed oil companies, lobbyists, and Republican Party loyalty above everything else. Casey asked voters to back a new direction, promising to fight unfair labor deals and deliver children's health insurance.

Like his opponent, who stood only inches away, Casey often wagged a finger at Santorum. Near the end, it looked as though they were ready to tussle.

Casey said Santorum should be "straight with the people of Pennsylvania" about where he lives - a house in Virginia with his wife and six children, or a smaller one in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. Casey challenged Santorum to refund $55,000 that the state paid to settle a dispute with the Penn Hills School District over his children's use of a state cyber charter school.

"Just pay the money back," Casey said as Santorum defended his decision, saying he paid property taxes. "You ripped off the taxpayers. Pay it back. Pay the money back. Pay the money back.""
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/15745348.htm

[chemenger]

19. Santorum now 71%

Please keep kicking.