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This is from Bob Casey Jr. (Senate, D-PA) letter to the head of the FTC, as posted on his own website (http://casey.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=03D35646-FA50-4BE0-B8D7-D1B377D5F2AF)..."For example, the section of the FTC report on gas prices post-Hurricane Katrina found that, even with local and regional market differences taken into account, eight of the 30 oil refiners audited increased their prices at least five cents more than the national average. These same firms also reported increased profits, which logically means that the increased prices were not necessary to cover bottom line costs. " That's right, he is worrying about five cents per gallon in 2006...

Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr.'s endorsement of Barack Obama last week -- "I believe in this guy like I've never believed in a candidate in my life" -- recalled another dramatic moment in Democratic politics. In the summer of 1992, as Bill Clinton solidified his control over the Democratic Party, Robert P. Casey Sr., the senator's father, was banned from speaking to the Democratic convention for the heresy of being pro-life. The elder Casey (now deceased) was then the governor of Pennsylvania -- one of the most prominent elected Democrats in the country. He was an economic progressive in the...

He calls it Hardball but Chris Matthews showed again tonight he's a softy when it comes to Barack Obama. Poor Chris was palpably crestfallen when NBC News political director Chuck Todd laid out the case, chapter and verse, that political payback, even revenge, explained Sen. Bob Casey's endorsement of Obama as much or more than the "spiritual" reasons Chris so wanted to believe in. CHRIS MATTHEWS: I didnÂ’t expect this guy. HeÂ’s a very cautious U.S senator in his first year, his first term, and what did he do? Almost a spiritual announcement he made today: IÂ’ve got to be...

Sen. Bob Casey announced his surprise endorsement of his colleague Sen. Barack Obama today as the Democratic presidential contender embarked on a bus tour of Pennsylvania with a rally at Soldiers & Sailors Military Museum and Memorial in Pittsburgh. Mr. Casey introduced Mr. Obama at the rally, calling him "uniquely qualified" to lead the country. The decision by Mr. Casey, the top vote-getter in Pennsylvania history, was unexpected. He had said repeatedly that he planned to remain neutral in the presidential contest at least until after the end of the state's April 22 primary. Mr. Casey had said it was...

The Casey Endorsement By Katharine Q. Seelye In a surprise move, Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has endorsed Senator Barack Obama in advance of the April 22 Democratic primary. Mr. Casey had said he would remain neutral in the race in part because he wanted to help broker a reconciliation between Mr. Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton afterward. “I believe in my heart that there is one person who’s uniquely qualified to lead us in that new direction and that is Barack Obama.” Mr. Casey said during a rally in Pittsburgh Friday. Mr. Casey is going against the grain...

 DEMOCRATS WANT TO FUND ACORN, LA RAZA WITH STIMULUS BILL By Ed Morrissey The Democrats reacted in anger when Senate Republicans blocked their latest economic stimulus bill. Harry Reid said that bankers and lenders were high-fiving each other in hallways after the GOP torpedoed the bill, but perhaps a better explanation of Reid's disappointment comes from Bob Casey (D-PA). The beneficiaries of the bill turns out to be somewhat different than advertised:   Mr. CASEY: “We want to do a couple of things with this legislation, which we know is the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008. Our Majority Leader,...

Rendell Fundraising Questions Might Not End With Hsu By: Bradley Vasoli, The Bulletin 09/21/2007 Norman Hsu has provoked an abundance of unflattering questions about the fundraising scruples of Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey and a host of other high-profile Democrats. And, at least for Rendell and Clinton, questions about another may lie ahead. Hsu's past hasn't exactly enhanced his beneficiaries' reputations. In 1991, Hsu fled California as authorities prepared to jail him for soliciting money from investors while maintaining no legitimate business operation. Likewise, Peter F. Paul's background didn't make him the...

Last Thursday, 16 of the 25 Catholics in the U. S. Senate voted to overturn the "Mexico City Policy" to allow funding to overseas health clinics providing abortions. One of the 16 was freshman Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA) who ran against, and defeated, Sen. Rick Santorum as a "pro-life" candidate. It's doubtful whether Casey, son of the legendary pro-life Pennsylvania governor Bob Casey, will ever be able to convince voters of his pro-life label again.

"Pro-Life" Casey Votes Twice to Enable US Funding for Abortion Overseas By Meg Jalsevac WASHINGTON, DC, September 14, 2007, (LifeSiteNews.com) - Last week Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (Democrat-Pennsylvania) actively contradicted his largely pro-life campaign promises by voting to approve a funding appropriations bill that would provide US funding to foreign organizations that promote and provide abortions.       The funding bill (HR 2764) would effectively overturn the Mexico City Policy, a foreign aid policy which expressly prohibits the funding of overseas agencies involved in abortion.  The policy was first adopted by President Ronald Reagan and continued in the presidency of Bush, Sr. ...

Democrats `re-thinking' their stance on abortionBy Mike Dorning - MCT Living Saturday, Aug 18, 2007 Washington --In sometimes subtle ways, Democratic party leaders and political professionals are grappling with how to address abortion, an internal debate that turns on questions of emphasis, political positioning and how far to go in accepting as a public policy goal the view that abortion is a moral tragedy to be avoided. While there is no serious discussion of moving away from the party's long-standing support of abortion rights, some moderates have pressed the party to more aggressively press a message that Democrats would work...

Iraq: Democratic senators visiting Iraq have seen for themselves that President Bush's surge strategy is working. But their party has so much invested in losing this war, they're muffling the good news. Interviewed from Iraq, Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, last week admitted that our forces are "making real progress" there. Durbin told CNN, "What we find is that the surge has troops going into areas where for 4 1/2 years we have not seen our military in action." But back in January, delivering the Democratic response to the president's State of the Union address,...

With the success of the surge in Iraq becoming more evident with each passing day, a new ailment has gripped the Mainstream Media and the liberals: Surge Derangement Sydrome (SDS). The earliest known case of SDS occurred on April 23  when Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, responded to a question by CNN's congressional correspondent Dana Bash of whether he would believe General David Petraeus if he reported that the "so-called surge" is working: REID: No, I don't believe him, because it's not happening. All you have to do is look at the facts. Well, as we do look at the facts that...

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer 35 minutes ago One senator said U.S. troops are routing out al-Qaida in parts of Iraq. Another insisted President Bush's plan to increase troops has caused tactical momentum. One even went so far on Wednesday as to say the argument could be made that U.S. troops are winning. These are not Bush-backing GOP die-hards, but Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin, Bob Casey and Jack Reed. Even Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services committee, said progress was being made by soldiers. The suggestions by them and other Democrats in recent days that at...

It appears that today is a watershed day with regard to US policy in Iraq. Democratic leaders now acknowledge that the surge is working. The only catch is, they say it's no surprise, they've known it for a while, and it's nothing significant. Senators Durbin and Casey are in Iraq, and were interviewed this morning by CNN's John Roberts (video below). Senator Durbin made the first attempt to recognize the success of the surge and dismiss it in one breath: SEN. DICK DURBIN: There were two important parts of this story, the military type as Senator Casey said the...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In an ironic vote, Senate Democrats led a fight against an amendment to the SCHIP bill on Thursday night that would have helped poor pregnant women and their unborn children obtain prenatal care. They voted against restoring a program that allows states to provide help for pregnant women in difficult financial circumstances. The reasons for the vote likely had more to do with the politics of abortion. In 2002, President Bush authorized a change in the SCHIP program that allowed states to cover pregnant women and their babies -- and many states such as California, Rhode...

Sen. Bob Casey believes that life begins at conception. He supports alternatives to embryonic stem cell research. And he calls himself a proud, "pro-life Democrat." Yet Pennsylvania's new junior senator quickly drew the ire of a roomful of anti-abortion activists yesterday when he declined to pledge his support for like-minded 2008 presidential candidates. "I've supported a lot of pro-life candidates, I've supported a lot of candidates who are not pro-life," said Mr. Casey, prompting a chorus of boos and catcalls. "I don't think you could make a determination, in my judgment, about who the president should be based upon their...

SCRANTON, PA, November 14, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Within 24 hours of winning the bitter Pennsylvanian Senate race against incumbent Republican Rick Santorum, Democrat Senator-elect Bob Casey, Jr. let his real agendas show through.  Citizenlink.org has reported that, the very day after the election, Casey announced that he would work in support of legislation to increase the scope of federal hate crimes law to encompass sexual orientation and gender identity as a victim group.   Casey was chosen by the Democratic party to run against Santorum because of his supposedly moderate Democratic views. Throughout the election race, Casey’s campaign touted him...

Sex columnist & Casey [D-Pa] donor Dan Savage said - "Carl Romanelli" [G-Pa] "should be dragged behind a pickup truck until there's nothing left but the rope." (2:41)... This story has gotten VERY LITTLE press coverage. UPDATE: He did offer mealy-mouthed "regrets" for comments, but had to bring up Ann Coulter in the process...

Anyone who wants to help kick MoveOn.org's backside this election can help by blogging about how MoveOn.org knowingly and willfully welcomed anti-Semitic, racist, and anti-Catholic hate speech at its Action Forum until the widening scandal forced the scandal to shut down on September 24. Please circulate this information as widely as possible, especially in states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Connecticut where MoveOn.org is backing candidates. Here is a list of MoveOn.org candidates: Ned Lamont (D-CT) Patrick Murphy for U.S. Congress (D-PA-08) Diane Farrell for U.S. Congress (D-CT-04) Robert Byrd for U.S. Senate (KKK-WV) Bob Casey for U.S. Senate (D-PA) Nick...

Interviewer: Let me ask you to shift gears to the anti-terrorism initiatives. Last night in the debate, I think you said that you'd support warrant- less wiretapping. How does that square with your suspicion about this White House? Why would you be willing to let them do that without judicial oversight? And on the Military Commissions Act, would that have been something you would have supported? In general, your outlook on anti terrorism initiatives. Casey: Yeah, I think going backwards the, with regard to the detainees and interrogation, look, we've had people like John McCain, and you could give other...

Philadelphia, PA (LifeNews.com) -- Terri Schiavo's former husband Michael, the man who won court approval to subject her to a painful euthanasia death, has said he will not endorse either pro-life Sen. Rick Santorum or Democratic challenger Bob Casey in Pennsylvania's competitive Senate race.Schiavo made the announcement at a campaign stop for two pro-abortion Congressional candidates he said his political action committee has endorsed.He indicated he couldn't support either candidate because both supported legislation that allowed Terri's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, to have a federal court review their lawsuit seeking to prevent Michael from killing Terri.Santorum voted for the...

For those who do not know the "older definition" of the term 'Chicken Hawk,' it was at one time the term for homosexuals who had a penchant for young, (underage) boys. I received a flyer in the mail today from an organization called Vote Kids (votekids.org) that attacks Rick Santorum as being anti children. On a cursory investigation of this organization, I found more questions than answers. The flyer is typical of many this season (frankly from both sides) full of misstatements and distortions. It accuses Santorum and Bush of being "Weapons of Mass Destruction" and harming children. I went...

While his famous conservative elders squabble on the front page of the New York Times, Chris Lilik just keeps his eye on the ball. Attention should be paid. Perhaps significantly in understanding the evolving state of generational politics with young conservatives, while Lilik loved Ronald Reagan he was only a year old when Reagan entered the White House. His conservative heroes, both at the national and state level, are very much alive and talking as a part of contemporary America.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006On To Philly And The Santorum Campaign Posted by Hugh Hewitt  | 7:55 AM It is Tuesday, so I must be on the way to Pennsylvania.Here's the podcast of last night's interview with Colorado's next governor Bob Beauprez.  If you know a voter in Colorado, send him or her the link to the podcast and urge them to listen to Congressman Beauprez talk about his state, the issues it faces, and his opponent, Plea Bargain Bill Ritter.Now I'm off to Philly, to a 6 PM broadcast and Townhall.com rally with Rick Santorum.  (Bob Casey is welcome to appear as well and have...

What issue unites pro-Israel Democrats like Sen. Frank Lautenberg and the National Jewish Democratic Council with Moveon.org, who has been badly embarrassed by the hateful, anti-Semitic postings of the kook fringe on its blog? It's discrediting Sen. Rick Santorum, a conservative Pennsylvania Republican currently locked in a bruising fight for re-election to a third term. In an op-ed in The Washington Times in August, Robert Goldberg detailed how hundreds of postings on Moveon.org's Web site rail against Jews, using terminology like "Jew" Lieberman, "Zionist Cyber Trolls," "Zionazis" and the like, who are said to be colluding with the Bush administration...

The E-mail records prove that MoveOn.org has, for the past two years, knowingly and willfully allowed its Action Forum to be used as a gathering place for vicious anti-Semites and other bigots.

Rick Santorum can't seem to win for losing, no matter what he does. The U.S. senator from Pennsylvania could save AIDS babies in Africa, end genocide in Darfur and put welfare mothers to work in his own office -- and he'd still be despised by a sizable number of those who hope Democrat Robert Casey Jr. will defeat him come November. Come to think of it, Santorum has tried all those things mentioned above, with some success, but often at great political cost. He has worked for global AIDS relief with Bono, the U2 rock star and one of Santorum's...

As we did in 2004, we've suspended ActionForum for the final push to the election to conserve technology bandwidth. ActionForum will be back after the election.

A Mighty Democrat Has Struck Out By Jeffrey Lord Published 9/15/2006 12:09:16 AM $168,591. By any standard that's a good sized campaign contribution. It may also be turning out to be one more hurdle in an increasing series of self-created stumbling blocks in Pennsylvania State Treasurer Robert Casey, Jr.'s campaign to oust Republican Senator Rick Santorum. Records on file with the Federal Election Commission reveal that MoveOn.org, the far-left interest group, has "bundled" $168,591 for Casey's Senate campaign. The problem? MoveOn is increasingly being accused of pushing an anti-Semitic agenda, as the folks over at Israpundit have documented in great...

But he [Buchanan] never called them "Media owning Jewish pigs" or "sneaky Jewish sympathizers!" Both can be found repeatedly on the Moveon.org Action Forum. Moveon is not the only leftist Web site filled with anti-Semitism. But compared to the Dailykos and the slanderous Huffington Post nothing compares to Moveon in terms of quantity or viciousness. After Sen. Joe Lieberman lost the Democratic primary in Connecticut, one Moveon member stated: "Jew Lieberman first step. Corporate Clinton will be next. Impeachment of BushCo will be third." This one came in with 95 percent of Moveon members responding approving the "Jew Lieberman" post....

I caught a little of U.S. Senate candidate Bob Casey's reasoning on the Iraq war during the Sept. 3 edition of NBC's ''Meet the Press.'' During the insightful debate, incumbent Sen. Rick Santorum framed Iraq as one front in the war against Islamic Fascism, something Bush-bashing editorial writers pooh-pooh as Republican election cycle gimmickry. In Casey's mind, arguing Terrorism vs. the rise of Islamic Fascism is a mere quibble over semantics. Casey says that we should be ''finding and killing Osama bin Laden'' now and debating later ''whether he's a dead terrorist or a dead fascist.'' Throughout the debate, Casey...

Closing in on his front-runner opponent in the polls, Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., came out swinging in the first and probably the only public debate with Pennsylvania State Treasurer Bob Casey. He may have delivered a knockout blow to Casey, who appeared confused and inarticulate during his encounter with the fast-talking Santorum during their weekend debate on NBC's "Meet the Press" with host Tim Russert. Writing at SantorumBlog, contributor Rich Talbert observed: "Casey was a dead stick when discussing Iraq ... was absolutely clueless about Social Security ... bombed with Catholics with the abortion pill ... dropped the ball on...

Just two years ago, almost 62% of Ohio voters approved a state amendment prohibiting legal recognition of same-sex marriages and civil unions. This is important for understanding the current Senate race in next-door Pennsylvania, where Republican Sen. Rick Santorum faces a formidable challenge from Democratic State Treasurer Bob Casey, Jr. The Ohio vote reflected national political trends in favor of defending traditional values generally and marriage specifically. The same trends could ultimately tip the balance in Pennsylvania’s Santorum-Casey contest. Twenty states in recent years have voted on amendments to ban same-sex marriage. All 20 amendments won. After the 2004 presidential...

The latest independent statewide poll shows Democratic challenger Bob Casey with a slight lead over Republican incumbent Rick Santorum in their hotly contested Senate race. The poll found 45 percent of the voters questioned supported Casey, the state treasurer, while 39 percent supported Santorum, the No. 3 Senate Republican. The poll of 550 registered voters was conducted from July 31 to Aug. 3 by The Morning Call of Allentown and the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion. The poll results carry a sampling error margin of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The poll, which appeared in Sunday editions of...

Sex columnist Dan Savage’s crude definition of U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum’s last name ranks on top in a Google search of the senator’s last name, but it’s just rank to Bob Casey Jr. The Democratic state treasurer said Monday he’s returning Mr. Savage’s $2,100 contribution because the sex columnist’s definition detracts from the way campaigns should be conducted. “It was the right thing to do,” Mr. Casey said after an appearance in Scranton. “Look, a contribution of that size in the context of millions of dollars that both campaigns will raise is obviously not a big percentage of what you’ll...

GREEN TREE, Pa. (AP) — With less than 100 days remaining in his re-election campaign and trailing in the polls, U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum painted his Democratic opponent as running solely on name recognition. "When you elected Rick Santorum, you didn't elect someone who came from a proud political legacy. You didn't elect someone who had a great name in Pennsylvania politics," he said, referring to his opponent, state Treasurer Bob Casey, whose late father was Pennsylvania's governor from 1987 to 1995. "You elected someone with great heart and great passion to fight for things you care (about)," Santorum told...

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Thanks to the generosity of GOP donors, a Green Party candidate is expected to make it onto the ballot in Pennsylvania's Senate race and siphon votes from Democratic front-runner Bob Casey in his bid to unseat Republican Sen. Rick Santorum. While Santorum said Monday that he would welcome another candidate on the ballot, Casey's campaign accused Republicans of "trying to steal the election." Green Party candidate Carl Romanelli, making his first bid for statewide elective office, acknowledged Monday that Republican contributors probably supplied most of the $100,000 that he said he spent gathering signatures to qualify for...

This is the second in an occasional series of stories from The Associated Press on the U.S. Senate race from the campaign trail. Amish farm country isn't always friendly turf for Democrats. That didn't stop Bob Casey Jr. from paying a visit Friday in his campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum. Casey, wearing jeans and a white polo shirt, started his day at a Lancaster County dairy farm where about 30 residents sitting on hay bales politely asked tough questions about farmland preservation, the war and immigration.

Pennsylvania Senate: Casey (D) 52% Santorum (R) 37% June 26, 2006 The reelection campaign of Republican Senator Rick Santorum has been a rocky road so far, and the latest Rasmussen Reports election poll of the Pennsylvania race for U.S. Senate offers only minor comfort at best. Now trailing Democrat Bob Casey by fifteen percentage points (52% to 37%), Santorum has gained a few points since last month. Of course, gaining a few points after lagging by twenty-three points is hardly an accomplishment for an incumbent to brag about. The overall trend remains very unhappy for Santorum: he has reached a...

Pennsylvania voters give Democratic State Treasurer Robert Casey Jr. a 52 - 34 percent lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, with 12 percent undecided, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This compares to a 49 - 36 percent Casey lead in a May 11 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN uh-pe-ack) University. In this latest survey, Republicans back Sen. Santorum 68 - 20 percent, while Democrats back Casey 80 - 9 percent and independent voters back the Democrat 54 - 30 percent. Men back Casey 51 - 40 percent and women back him 54 - 28...

Sen. Rick Santorum's approval rating has skidded to a four-year low, the latest sign of distress for the outspoken conservative and ally of President Bush, according to a poll released Wednesday. The lead for Santorum's Democratic opponent, state Treasurer Bob Casey, has stretched to 18 percentage points since early May. Casey leads Santorum by 52 percent to 34 percent - the biggest margin since October, when the numbers were the same, according to the Quinnipiac University poll. Only 38 percent of respondents said they approved of the way Santorum, the third-ranking Republican in the Senate, is handling his job. Forty-five...

Geographically, Pennsylvania is a long way from Laredo. But politically, every state may be a border state this year. As evidence, consider a radio ad being run by Rick Santorum, a Republican seeking a third U.S. Senate term in a state that has voted Democratic in the last four presidential elections. Titled "He Needs Glasses,'' the target is Santorum's opponent, Bob Casey: "Bobby Casey announced his support of a Senate bill that grants amnesty to illegal immigrants, shocking hardworking taxpayers all across Pennsylvania. Now Casey's trying to wiggle out of it by saying the bill doesn't offer amnesty and requires...

U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) called yesterday Democratic candidate Bob Casey Jr. a "thug." Santorum accused Ed Vecchio, the husband of the Penn Hills Democratic Party chairwoman Erin Vecchio, a Casey operative, noting that he trespassed on his property and looked into his windows. The incumbent also blasted the Casey campaign of "writing press releases in support of that kind of activity." Santorum said on WILK-AM's Sue Henry Show said that Casey should start acting like a candidate instead of a thug. Casey fired back, calling Santorum's charges "false and malicious," describing Santorum's actions as "weirdness."

To: National Desk Contact: Damien LaVera of the Democratic National Committee, 202-863-8148 WASHINGTON, June 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today gave the keynote address to the National Stonewall Democrats conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The following are excerpts of Dean's remarks as prepared for delivery. "I want to start today by thanking you for standing with me. Not just through the recent controversy over my CBN interview, but for standing with me as we have fought side by side for equal rights under the law for all Americans. That fight continues, and the Democrat Party is...

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Nearly 22,000 Pennsylvania Republicans who voted for Lynn Swann as the GOP nominee for governor withheld their support from U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum in Tuesday's primary. Both candidates were unopposed. Mr. Swann, the former Steelers star, received 574,276 votes, while Mr. Santorum, who is seeking a third term in the Senate, drew 552,559, according to unofficial totals compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of State that were 99 percent complete today. In the Nov. 7 general election, Mr. Swann will face Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell while Santorum is running against state Treasurer Bob Casey. Less than six months...

PHILADELPIA -- Political veteran Bob Casey, the heavy favorite, easily won the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania on Tuesday to challenge conservative Republican Sen. Rick Santorum in the fall. Pennsylvania voters also decided whether to punish state lawmakers for giving themselves a big pay raise in the middle of the night last year. Under public pressure, the legislators repealed the increases. In Oregon, Democratic Gov. Ted Kulongoski faced two rivals for the nomination for another term. An Iraq war veteran sought the Democratic nomination for Congress in Pennsylvania, while another Iraq veteran was defeated in a congressional primary in Kentucky. The...

14. If the election for United States Senate were held today, and the choice was between Robert Casey, Jr., the Democrat and Rick Santorum, the Republican, whom would you vote for? Robert Casey 49% Rick Santorum 41% Other 1% Undecided 9%

New Keystone Poll on Senate Race shows Santorum Trailing by 6 A new Keystone Poll to be released shortly shows Senator Rick Santorum trailing Bob Casey Jr., 41 to 47 percent with 12 percent undecided. Read the poll results here.

In Rhode Island, Chafee Leads by Double Digits A new Rhode Island College poll shows Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) with a double-digit lead over Sheldon Whitehouse (D), 51% to 32%. When Steve Laffey (R) is the GOP nominee, Whitehouse wins, 50% to 27%. However, in the GOP primary Chafee is ahead of Laffey by a wide margin, 56% to 28%. In Pennsylvania, Santorum Continues to Trail The latest Rasmussen Reports poll shows Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) trailing rival Bob Casey (D) by 13 percentage points, 51% to 38%. "Santorum is struggling with his base, consistently earning less than 70% of...

HARRISBURG -- U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., has pulled to within single digits of Democratic state Treasurer Bob Casey Jr., while Gov. Ed Rendell continues to hold a narrow lead over rival Lynn Swann, a new Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll has found. Casey, the son of the former governor and the man that nationwide Democrats hope will finally be able to dislodge Santorum from the U.S. Senate seat he's held since 1994, saw his double-digit lead diminished to just eight percentage points in the survey of 518 registered voters. In a hypothetical match-up held today, Casey leads Santorum 46 to...