Ridge would beat Toomey?
May 5th, 2009 4:43 pm · 1 comment
Hm:
A new poll of Pennsylvania from Republican polling firm Public Opinion Strategies shows that former Gov. Tom Ridge (R-PA), who is reportedly considering a bid for the Senate seat now held by Republican-turned-Democrat Arlen Specter, would currently lead conservative candidate Pat Toomey in a 60%-23% landslide for the Republican primary.
Not sure that I buy this. It would indicate a Pennsylvania GOP more pragmatic than ideological - and I simply don’t see that as being the case in places like Lancaster, Pa.
But it would be a pretty hefty repudiation of the ideological right, if true.
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5/5/09
10:05 PM | I don't buy it. The major reason why Toomey was beating Specter was because of the moderates shifting over to the Democrats in the last election. While it is possible that, because of his name recognition, Ridge is enjoying a huge bump initially, as his more moderate views come to the fore, I suspect those numbers are going to change quickly as the more hardline conservatives realize that Ridge is not so hardline himself. |
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