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2006-08-16 Home Front: Politix

MANNS CHOICE, Pa. (AP) - Democrat Bob Casey's lead is shrinking over Republican Sen. Rick Santorum in one of the nation's hottest Senate races, a poll released Tuesday shows. Santorum has narrowed the gap from an 18-point difference in June, according to the poll, and a recent appearance of a Green Party candidate also is considered a spoiler for the Democrat.

In a three-way contest, the new poll found Casey leading Santorum 45 percent to 39 percent, with Green Party candidate Carl Romanelli picking up 5 percent. Eleven percent said they were undecided or did not plan to vote. As a two-way race, without Romanelli, 47 percent of the same respondents favored Casey to 40 percent for Santorum, with 13 percent undecided.

The results of the poll, based on telephone interviews with 1,384 Pennsylvania registered voters from Aug. 8 through Monday, carry a sampling margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points. The June poll showing Casey leading Santorum by 18 points, 52 percent to 34 percent, was also conducted by Quinnipiac University.

Posted by Steve White 2006-08-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Rick's pushing hard -- I've lost count of the number of come-ons I've gotten from him. Bob Casey seems to be relying on name recognition and the Philly factor, but if Santorum can keep up the momentum that may not be enough. Is it possible that the Republicans will retain control of the Senate come November?

Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan 2006-08-16 10:35|| 2006-08-16 10:35|| Front Page Top

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