Snarlen takes the lead in his bid for a sixth term in the U.S. Senate, according to today’s Quinnipiac University poll. Specter also has a 24-point lead over primary challenger U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak.

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Never thought you’d see that headline, huh?

From the Toomey for Senate campaign:

 
Toomey Praises Obama’s Inspiring School Speech
Allentown, PA – U.S. Senate candidate Pat Toomey called President Obama’s speech today to school children in Arlington, Virginia “an inspiring and moving speech for students across America.”
“Education is the cornerstone of our country’s future,” Mr. Toomey […]

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The Lancaster County Democratic Committee will honor city Mayor Rick Gray with the Janice Stork and Russ Hay “Good Government Award” during a ceremony in Akron on Wednesday. “The award is being presented to Mayor Gray for excellence in public service and his commitment to good government during his first term as Mayor of Lancaster […]

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You may remember our little caption contest from last week, involving this picture of Republican Democrat U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter.
It’s a 1991 Lancaster Newspapers photo of Specter inspecting the former low-grade rail line in southern Lancaster County. At right is former county Commissioner Bob Brenneman. To the left is former county Administrator Sherri Heller. […]

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All Arlen, all the time today. Here’s a roundup:
The Senate last night stripped Snarlin‘ of his seniority on committees, a week after the 29-year veteran of the chamber quit the Republican Party to join the Democrats, reports The Washington Post. Those crazy Democrats. Earlier in the day, Specter got a standing ovation from the Senate […]

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A sampling of the feedback I’ve gotten about Wednesday’s story on U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter’s defection to the Democratic Party.
“Tom, In the small and narrow-minded world that you live in, I understand it’s hard for you to comprehend why Senator Specter decided to switch parties.  So allow me to lay it out for you.  In […]

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Have at it.

This is a 1991 Lancaster Newspapers photo of U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter inspecting the former low-grade rail line in southern Lancaster County. At right is former county Commissioner Bob Brenneman. To the left is former county Administrator Sherri Heller. New Era staffer Tim Buckwalter, who runs the Flashback Lancaster blog, came across the […]

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Lots of it going on in the Republican Party these days in the wake of Specter’s defection, says Politico.
Let the games begin:
Faced with a high-profile defection and the prospect of political irrelevance in the Senate, Republicans took off the gloves Wednesday for a ferocious game of finger-pointing.
Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch and George Voinovich blamed the […]

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Key Republican U.S. senators believe Pennsylvania’s 2010 race is now Arlen’s to lose.
From Politico:
Still stunned by Arlen Specter’s party switch, Republican senators are pessimistic about the chances for conservative GOP hopeful Pat Toomey in the Pennsylvania Senate race. “I don’t think there is anybody in the world who believes he can get elected senator there,” […]

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U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter dropped hints — hints that he expanded upon today — that he was dissatisfied with the Republican Party during an appearance in Lancaster County Monday morning. Much of Specter’s troubles can be traced back to his vote in favor of the stimulus package, and the outrage it caused among conservatives. Specter […]

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