Pennsylvania poll shows deadlocked Senate race

Source: Yahoo News

In a preview of what will be a bellwether race this fall, a new poll shows U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak and Pat Toomey in a dead heat in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race.

The Public Policy Polling survey finds both of them sitting at 41 percent support among likely state voters, with 18 percent still undecided. That's a slight improvement for Sestak. Up until last month's Democratic primary, in which Sestak beat incumbent Arlen Specter, Republican Toomey had been polling a few points ahead of the congressman.

What's changed? For one thing, Sestak has solidified the support of likely Democratic voters. He's also getting a majority of so-called moderate or swing voters. The poll shows that 52 percent of moderates favor Sestak and 26 percent like Toomey • with 21 percent undecided. As is always the case in Pennsylvania, that's the voting bloc to watch.

Still, Sestak and Toomey still struggle with name recognition: 44 percent "aren't sure" if they have a favorable or unfavorable view of Sestak, 42 percent of Toomey.

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There are 1.2 million more registered Democrats than rethuglicans, but getting all these newly registered folks out will be critical.