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Toomey hopes for 10 p.m. victory speech
Politico ^ | 11.2.10 | Dan Hirschhorn

Posted on 11/02/2010 6:28:16 PM PDT by pissant

Democrats in Pennsylvania have spent all day hyping reports of higher-than-expected turnout in Philadelphia and other blue strongholds.

But less than an hour before polls close, we're getting other estimates, and they paint to a more difficult path for Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak in his Senate race against Republican Pat Toomey.

The poll-watching group Committee of Seventy says only a couple wards in Philly have so far reported turnout exceeding 30 percent — a far cry from predictions by city Democratic Party boss Bob Brady that turnout would surpass the 2006 election.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 2010midterms; goppickups; pa2010; toomey
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To: Rokurota

SESTAK, JOE (DEM)

1,178,532 51.9%
TOOMEY, PAT (REP)

1,094,628 48.2%

Looks like Toomey is pulling back up. Sestak’s lead over Toomey fell from 4.4% to 3.7%.


41 posted on 11/02/2010 7:12:36 PM PDT by benjibrowder (For Neda. May God bless those fighting for freedom.)
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To: pissant

If I’m reading this right, he’s down by 60,000 votes, with 2 counties left.....not to be defeatist, but thats a pretty long run he needs.......


42 posted on 11/02/2010 7:13:04 PM PDT by Sonny M ("oderint dum metuant")
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To: pissant

http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx#C2-0

Showing Toomey pulling ahead. Lots of suburban totals not yet in.


43 posted on 11/02/2010 7:14:17 PM PDT by SueRae (I can see November 2012 from my HOUSE!!!!!!!!)
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To: AlmaKing; All

its’ now near 120K votes w/60% in....does toomey have any chance?


44 posted on 11/02/2010 7:14:58 PM PDT by God luvs America (When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
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To: Azzurri

Toomey is finished but we will eeke the house out. That fat faced Rove killed us with hi bashing of O’Donnel.Get that sorry POS out of our party. If we can get 4 seats in the Senate we can tell Snowe, Collins and Voinovitch to piss off and filabuster the Hell out of Obama the communist. We can now defund the EPA totally and the Department of education!! And amnesty is a joke. WE will tell Homeland security to finish the damned wall or no money for their sorry ass.


45 posted on 11/02/2010 7:15:25 PM PDT by Benchim
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To: God luvs America

Toomey had a consistent lead for this entire race and ran a good campaign. If he doesn’t win something is seriously wrong.


46 posted on 11/02/2010 7:15:59 PM PDT by flintsilver7 (Honest reporting hasn't caught on in the United States.)
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To: Sonny M
If I’m reading this right, he’s down by 60,000 votes, with 2 counties left.....not to be defeatist, but thats a pretty long run he needs......

No, there are still 38% of the voting districts not reporting. Victory is still very possible!

47 posted on 11/02/2010 7:16:02 PM PDT by lightman (Adjutorium nostrum (+) in nomine Domini)
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To: pissant
He'd better have two speeches ready....

Right now....he's solidly behind. (9:08PM, CST)

48 posted on 11/02/2010 7:16:34 PM PDT by Logic n' Reason (You can roll a turd in powered sugar; that don't make it a jelly donut)
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To: Sonny M

No, still 38% left to report out of 2.2 million votes cast. Very do-able.


49 posted on 11/02/2010 7:17:04 PM PDT by Tennessean4Bush (An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist fears this is true.)
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To: God luvs America

The Real Clear Politics live bloggers think Toomey is in real trouble. I sure hope the’re wrong.


50 posted on 11/02/2010 7:17:44 PM PDT by TonyInOhio ( Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils.)
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To: Logic n' Reason

I’m so tired of counting on PA and then being let down, remember they told us McCain was going to carry PA and he lost badly..... we can’t climb the hill that is union fraud in these blue states.


51 posted on 11/02/2010 7:18:05 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Logic n' Reason

Yup...more and more numbers coming in and he is consistently down 80-90000 votes. I’m afraid those suburbs just don’t have enough voters to pull it out.


52 posted on 11/02/2010 7:19:05 PM PDT by Rokurota
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To: Sonny M

http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx#C2-0

He’s catching up


53 posted on 11/02/2010 7:19:20 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: TonyInOhio
Toomey will win this race. All votes ate from Philly area he will take central and western part of the state!

Take it to the bank!

54 posted on 11/02/2010 7:21:35 PM PDT by man from mars
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To: Tennessean4Bush

Pennsylvania is never over ‘til it’s over. It wasn’t that long ago that everybody went to bed thinking we had a Democrat attorney general-elect (having been “called” by all the networks and local affiliates), only to wake up in the morning to find out, oops, the Republican had pulled it out thanks to late vote tallies.

This will be an all-nighter, and I think Toomey will prevail.


55 posted on 11/02/2010 7:22:12 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Rokurota

I dont think so either....he’s a solid 3.2 points behind...and appears to be holding at best.


56 posted on 11/02/2010 7:24:07 PM PDT by Logic n' Reason (You can roll a turd in powered sugar; that don't make it a jelly donut)
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Relax. Toomey will win.


57 posted on 11/02/2010 7:24:46 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: pissant

Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Deleware wtf?


58 posted on 11/02/2010 7:25:00 PM PDT by 38special (Remember in November!)
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To: man from mars

CNN is reporting the race much closer. 51-49% with 57% reported.

BTW, has anyone found out how to mute the audio on CNN’s website? It’s been fairly neutral, but I’m still tired of hearing it.


59 posted on 11/02/2010 7:25:34 PM PDT by benjibrowder (For Neda. May God bless those fighting for freedom.)
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To: TonyInOhio

laura ingram just said much the same on fox....toomey cannot pull withing 75K votes...


60 posted on 11/02/2010 7:26:55 PM PDT by God luvs America (When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
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