Sestak Runs Much Stronger Against Toomey

Don't trust Rasmussen, but this is interesting.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/05/10/sestak_runs_much_stronger_against_toomey.html

Sestak Runs Much Stronger Against Toomey


A new Rasmussen survey in Pennsylvania shows Pat Toomey (R) beating Sen. Arlen Specter (D) in a Senate match up, 50% to 38%.

However, when Toomey is matched against Rep. Joe Sestak (D), he leads by just two points, 42% to 40%.

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:woohoo:

Prediction: Should Joe Sestak pull this off, he will be yet another Blue Dog senator. Just what we need! Everyone was so busy jumping down Specter's throat, they didn't notice Sestak's voting record was just as conservative as Specter's until he decided to run for Specter's seat as a "progressive."

This is the same guy we first elected as a netroots progressive - who promptly turned around and voted FOR the war and for FISA - the two issues he promised us he'd vote against.

Netroots amnesia filled his campaign coffers again. When will we learn? Charlie Brown, meet football.

Project Vote-Smart is a non-partisan website that tracks voting records and interest group ratings. Interest group ratings are your best way to gauge a politician's positions because the organizations you know about, who care about the same things you do (or who you despise because they pursue the opposite policies) do the work for you.

So, go to project vote-smart and look up interest group ratings on both Sestak and Specter, and make an informed choice of which best represents YOUR interests. (and that's not you as in uberblonde but the generalized you, of course)

http://www.votesmart.org

One specific item I'll point out: in 2004, Specter advocated for a flat tax and elimination of the estate tax. http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=53340#838 Since when are THOSE progressive positions? Specter also voted for DOMA.

If you care about the environment, also look up the detailed scorecard at lcv.org (League of Conservation Voters). Check Specter's lifetime score, not just the last year since Sestak challenged him in this primary.




edited to change confusing subject line.