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2016 Postmortem

blue neen

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8. Five points is not a large lead in Pennsylvania.

Reply to bigdarryl (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 02:10 PM

Jan 2014

Toomey led by far more than that at times in 2010, a Republican year. Yet, he only won that seat by 70,000 votes out of nearly 4 million cast.

Pat Toomey will be in trouble in PA in 2016. There will be a very viable "democrat" challenger.

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2016 Poll has Toomey leading in PA for reelection by just 5 points [View all] DCPSR Jan 2014 OP

He won't win. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #1

Lots of folks in Pennsyltucky are PO'd at Toomey Freddie Jan 2014 #2

Just five points bigdarryl Jan 2014 #3

Five points is not a large lead in Pennsylvania. blue neen Jan 2014 #8

This far out, that could be considered good news... Wounded Bear Jan 2014 #4

wow. he's a complete disaster and still leading comfortably Doctor_J Jan 2014 #5

Disappointing he is significantly ahead VirginiaTarheel Jan 2014 #6

The PA Democrats still have time to come up with an inspiring candidate DFW Jan 2014 #7

I suspect Pat Toomey gets a primary challenger, oddly enough... Hippo_Tron Jan 2014 #9