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.
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I’ve always heard that in PA the democrats know that they have to win Philly by 300,000 votes. If they dont they know they’re in trouble. I’d love to see Toomey and Kasich win.
within 65K now, 25% left to report
This is like 1998 in the senate. Reid will still be senate majority leader. No way to stop a SC appointment.
Unfortunately, on the national stage, PA is becoming more and more reliably Democrat. I’m already calling PA for Obama in 2012. I have no idea what’s up with PA people...you talk to them and they clearly fit the more conservative, Republican profile but they vote Dem Dem Dem.
Election results were last updated 11/2/2010 10:15 PM.
United States Senator
Candidate Votes Percent
SESTAK, JOE (DEM)
1,377,022 51.2%
TOOMEY, PAT (REP)
1,313,760 48.8%
Still 25% of the districts to go...
Well then they did. By 340,000.
The weird thing is the Republicans are doing well in the House races. Fitzpatrick (R) looks like he will beat Murphy (D)...and that’s in North East Philadelphia itself. Weird.
WTF...Toomey within 24K with 79% reporting. Prove me wrong! Prove me wrong!
SESTAK, JOE (DEM)
1,480,678 50.4%
TOOMEY, PAT (REP)
1,456,728 49.6%
Looks like Toomey may pull through after all. Sestak’s lead has all but evaporated.
I’ll tell you the problem in this screwed up commonwealth.......the unions spent MILLIONS of dollars running ads portraying Toomey as something he wasn’t and Toomey never answered them. He should have run an ad with Sestek and Obama, arm in arm, with Obama calling Americans the enemy. But, he didn’t. Every time I heard Toomey give an interview, he was talking about being nice.
she also said that could be the battle cry for the rats moving forward...
14K now, holding my breath
He may end up ahead tonight, but he needs a solid recount buffer or Sleestak will tie it up in the courts for months like Franken, and ultimately prevail.
Toomey just went ahead, the middle of the state hasn’t reported yet
And Corbett is beginning to pull way ahead...a nail biter for Toomey. How many votes did Philly forget to submit?
SESTAK, JOE (DEM)
1,576,013 49.9%
TOOMEY, PAT (REP)
1,580,282 50.1%
Toomey has pulled ahead. Going to be a nail biter.
United States Senator
Candidate Votes Percent
SESTAK, JOE (DEM)
1,492,834 50.2%
TOOMEY, PAT (REP)
1,478,481 49.8%
THE TREND IS OUR FRIEND!!!
Toomey is pulling ahead and analysts say the trend is with him and he will win. Very good news as I thought this was a lost race an hour ago!
Yes! Sometimes I love being wrong!
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