2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump effect spills into Pennsylvania Senate race
Sen. Pat Toomey is feeling the effect of Donald Trump's sagging poll numbers in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania.
Up until a few weeks ago, the Republican senator was consistently leading Democratic rival Katie McGinty in this year's most expensive Senate race so far.
But if Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton maintains her double-digit edge in the Keystone State, pollsters and strategists don't see how Toomey can withstand Trump's down-ballot drag.
Thats got to be a red flag for Toomey, who looked like he was cruising along, said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, which has McGinty up 3 points and Clinton surging by 10 points. A month earlier, the survey had Toomey leading by 10 points and Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, by 2 points.
Political observers in the state say the Senate race is unequivocally tied to the top of the ticket. Trump has said he can put a Democratic-leaning state like Pennsylvania into play, but his dip in the polls there comes after a rough couple of weeks mired by controversial remarks and a major campaign shake-up.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/292058-trump-effect-spills-into-pennsylvania-senate-race
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Basically saying that she's 'with the terrorists' (Iran).
Hillary will win PA and I think McGinty will ride in on her coattails.
Number9Dream
(1,558 posts)"I am hoping that Donald Trump will convince all of us and unite our party and unite the country," Toomey said.
A woman in the audience spoke up, urging Toomey to "not be wishy-washy" and noted Trump's support in Washington County.
BlueInPhilly
(870 posts)For "crossing party lines to tighten gun control" - except Toomey did not do it until the polls that says Pennsylvanians are overwhelmingly for background checks.