No real surprises in any of the polling discussed in this article. It's been obvious that Gekas was in a tough fight for quite awhile. I've had PA-17 as a toss-up from the start. The numbers that really concern me are the IL-19 numbers. Most people had given Shimkus the edge there, but GOP polling only gives him a 4-point lead. With the GOP troubles in Illinois, Blagojevich's coattails in the Governor's race might give the Democrats a good chance at a win there.
If you want on or off my poll ping list, let me know!
Pickering has done a very good job of campaigning...he recently started a very hard hitting ad on country radio stations straight up calling Shows a liberal who claims to be a conservative. The clear message is the southern whites to vote for new conservative party and not the old -and liberal- democratic party.