Good Morning Delaware Liberals. Wow, what a news day yesterday. So busy that we did not have much time for national news. So let’s catch up.
How about some polling goodness?
It looks like the Arlen Specter ad featuring President Obama is propelling Specter back into a tie with Sestak. The new Franklin & Marshall poll shows Sestak leading by two points among likely voters, 38% to 35%. The latest Mullenberg/Morning Call tracking poll shows Specter and Sestak tied at 45% each. Meanwhile, another poll, Quinnipiac, shows Sestak momentum, but with Specter still leading 44% to 42%. A month ago, in the same poll, Specter lead by 21 points, and a week ago, Specter lead by 8 points. The primary is next Tuesday.
Also in Pennsylvania, Mark Critz (D) leads Tim Burns (R) 44% to 38% in the PA12 special election, according to a new Susquehanna poll.
In Massachusetts, the Republican Rasmussen survey shows Governor Patrick (D) leading his two challengers (Republican Charlie Baker and Independent Tim Cahill) 45% to 31% for Baker and 14% for Cahill.
In yet another sign that 2010 is going to break the Republicans’ hearts, a new PPP poll in North Carolina shows both Elaine Marshall (D) and Cal Cunningham (D) have both gained ground on Sen. Richard Burr (R). Burr leads Marshall by only 43% to 42%, and leads Cunningham, 44% to 39%.
In other news, the Republicans will party in 2012 in Tampa. I guess choosing Phoenix, the other main competitor for the 2012 RNC would be too controversial…. even for Republicans.
West Virginia Congressman Alan Mollohan (D) lost his bid for renomination to a 15th last night, and like Christopher Dodd in Connecticut, not having Mollohan on the ballot actually improves the Democrats’ chances of holding the seat. Indeed, it is probably in the “Lean D” or “Likely D” category now instead of “Tossup.”