Poll: Bob Casey Jr. rips a 23 point lead open over Santorum, Rendell also

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/May%202006/paSenateMay.htm

he latest Rasmussen Reports election poll in Pennsylvania shows Republican Senator Rick Santorum solidifying his standing as most vulnerable congressional incumbent this election season.

Santorum now trails Democratic challenger Bob Casey 56% to 33% (see crosstabs). Our latest survey of the governor's race also brings good news for the Democrat in that contest.

Last month, Santorum trailed by thirteen percentage points. The incumbent began 2006 down by 20 points and closed to within single digits by March. That was before the Primary Election solidified Casey's position as the Democratic nominee.

Santorum continues to flounder with his base, attracting support from only 67% of GOP voters. Casey now attracts 87% of Democrats, a ten-point gain since our April 20 poll.

The Senate race has been enlivened of late by controversy over Santorum's official residence, with the incumbent accusing the Casey campaign of spying.

Senator Santorum is viewed favorably by 42% of likely voters, unfavorably by 47%. About a quarter, 26%, view Santorum Very Unfavorably.

Casey is viewed favorably by 59%, unfavorably by 28%, with 13% undecided.

Pennsylvania voters tend to trust Democrats more than Republicans on most issues, with the exception of national security. See our story on the gubernatorial race for details.

Senator Santorum has no presidential coattails to cling to: only 36% approve of the job President Bush is doing. Sixty-two percent (62%) disapprove including 45% who Strongly Disapprove.

On national security issues, the President's performance is rated fair or better by 62% of likely voters; 35% say Poor. About 45% give him a grade of Poor on immigration and the economy. On Iraq, 56% say Poor; on energy policy, 53% say Poor.

To date, our three-poll rolling averages of the Pennsylvania race have shown Santorum lagging by anywhere from eleven points to seventeen percentage points.


This is the largest lead for Casey to date, and just weeks after Reps were claiming the race was narrowing. In the governor's contest Rendell has now done the exact same to Lynn Swann and is trampling him by 18-22 points. 55-33 and 52-34 respectively.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_U.S._Senate_election%2C_2006#Opinion_polling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election%2C_2006#Opinion_Polls

loser.

Republican butt-boy.

consist of pretty, young women with shirts full of lungs.

didn't pay off. What will he try next? Gays are gonna get you or Mexicans are gonna get you?

Santorum always seems to love exploiting some group or other, with a view toward dividing people, and then trying to capitalize on the chaos to make himself look "moral."

I hope the Rasmussen poll is right, and I hope it's a prelude to a blue landslide against Santorum.

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that Santorum is such a master at.

Except this year he's in a deep hole politically, and I really don't see him defeating Casey's challenge.

Santorum's out of there.

this is very good news. I was pretty confident from the start that Rendell would win reelection (and that was before I knew Lynn Swann was his opponent), and although I don't like Casey much, he's certainly better than Santorum. My guess is PA will be a solid blue state come 2008.

Irony on the face of the Earth..

"Pennsylvania voters tend to trust Democrats more than Republicans on most issues, with the exception of national security. See our story on the gubernatorial race for details."

9 FREAKIN' 11 Happened on THEIR WATCH!! DUH!!

Specifically, the crash (or shootdown) of United Flight 93, near Shanksville. You'd think Pennsylvanians would "get it", the way New Yorkers (in NYC, at least) do.

In THEIR State!!

Of course I used to visit NYC a lot so maybe the New Yorkers tainted me. ;)

I keep telling youse guys!

I was just concerned that Santorum wouldn't receive a proper humiliation that his nutjob ass has earned over the last twelve years.