Midnight Blue Says

Yowza! A percentage gap of 9% puts Toomey solidly in the lead 76 days from the November election.

The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters in Pennsylvania shows Republican Pat Toomey picking up 46% support, while his Democratic opponent Joe Sestak earns the vote from 37%. Five percent (5%) prefer a different candidate, and 12% are undecided.

Senator Toomey – it has a great ring to it, don’t you think?

Rasmussen has an interesting breakdown of voters in Pennsylvania regarding the Senate race:

Toomey is backed by 82% of Republican voters, while Sestak earns the vote from 66% of Democrats. Toomey holds a nearly two-to-one advantage among voters not affiliated with either major political party.

Translation – apathy is running amok among likely Sestak voters, while Toomey’s message continues to gain traction among Republican and unaffiliated voters.

Public Policy Polling (PPP) has released a statement regarding the senate race in Pennsylvania. The poll reflects Rasmussen’s numbers with Toomey pulling 45% of voters to Sestak’s 36%. While individual polling can be sketchy at times;  it is good to see two independent polls reflecting the same data. This may well point to a growing trend of support among likely voters for Toomey.

Predictably, the DSCC has rolled out its negative campaign ads against Toomey.  Apparently, negativity is the only item Dems are bringing to the table this election cycle.

Frank McDermott

Today I received heartbreaking news from Rich Davis informing us that a fellow Sheepdog and World War 2 Veteran, Frank McDermott, had suddenly passed away:

I have very tough and sad news to relay. Our WWII vet, Frank McDermott, passed away yesterday afternoon (Saturday 7/31) at the hospital. Frank was probably our most loyal and most beloved sheepdog. For over 2 years he never missed a rally, even on the coldest days, in freezing rain or wind, he would show up on his scooter and take his spot on the corner.

Frank loved the troops, past and present, and would often get misty-eyed talking about the ones that didn’t come home. He always had 2 American flags on his scooter and he loved to hold the bright yellow “God Bless Our Troops” sign. Last Saturday, 7/24, Frank was very upbeat, his surgery was a few days away and he was ready to face danger once again. His daughter, Mary Ann was at the rally and took a lot of pictures of her dad doing what he loved to do.

Despite not having his legs, we all looked at Frank as a giant man. He stood head and shoulders above most of us in so many ways. Always positive, always smiling and friendly to all who said hello. I can never remember Frank ever being in a bad mood. He was always so happy to be with us, and was a most humble man too. He was very gracious and grateful when a stranger would thank him for his service during WWII.

On the coldest days, I would say, “Frank are you sure you can be here today?” And his answer was sharp and clear and lively, “This is the least I can do for our boys.” He never complained about anything, ever. We talk about honor and dignity and quiet strength and Frank exemplified all those qualities every week for us. Humility was his trademark. Always good-natured. He truly loved his country and our rallies were a major part of his life.

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Shocking!

Washington, July 21 – Six in 10 Pennsylvania voters oppose higher taxes on America’s oil and natural gas industry, according to a new 10-state poll released today. The poll – which was conducted by telephone by Harris Interactive on behalf of the American Petroleum Institute between July 15 and July 18, 2010, among 600 Pennsylvania registered voters – found that 60 percent oppose an increase, including 42 percent who strongly oppose. Only 30 percent support increasing taxes.

And everyone of them is a racist, bitter, gun toting, bible thumping redneck, right?  Or perhaps they are decent, hard working Pennsylvanians tired of the rhetoric; tired of subsidizing Harrisburg and DC’s spending sprees with their hard earned money; tired of being labeled ‘racist‘ or a nazi every time they question the leadership in DC.

These proposed taxes would only serve to raise the cost of energy for all consumers.  One of the proposed taxes, a severance tax, would be disastrous for Pennsylvania. The video under the fold explains what impact this tax would have on Pennsylvania:

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The latest Rasmussen poll shows Toomey comfortably ahead of disgraced retired admiral, Joe Sestak.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Pennsylvania shows Toomey attracting 45% of the vote, while Sestak earns 39%. Six percent (6%) prefer another candidate in the race, and 11% are undecided. The June 29 survey shows the race has changed little since the beginning of the month.

This is the seventh Rasmussen Reports survey of the race in 2010, and a review of prior results highlights just how stable it’s been to date. Toomey’s support has stayed in a very narrow range of 42% to 47%.

Sestak’s support has showed more movement, ranging from a low of 36% to a high of 46%. However, most of that movement came as he surged to victory over Specter in the Democratic primary. Other than polling conducted just before and just after the primary election, the Democratic nominee’s support has remained between 36% and 38%.

Change is coming to Pennsylvania.

Very briefly:

Toomey is in. Specter is out. Tomorrow is a good day to hit the ground running campaigning for Pat Toomey as his democrat challenger, Joe Sestak, will not go down with out a dust up.

Dee Adcock won his primary challenge in CD-13 – that translates into victory for Allyson Schwartz come November.

Tim Burns failed in his bid to defeat Murtha’s replacement, Mark Critz, in the PA-12 special election.

Tom Corbett is the Republican candidate for Governor.

Last but not least, I won a committee seat in the 57th Ward, 10th Division of CD-13.

Message sent by electorate in Pennsylvania: Dear GOP – don’t count your eggs till they’ve hatched in November.

Pennsylvania Primary Predictions (?)

Pennsylvania’s primary election is fast approaching, with one of the nation’s hottest special election occurring, the spotlight is on Pennsylvania on Tuesday. As a lifelong resident of Philadelphia, let me share some insights on some of the races occurring in Pennsylvania.

Pat Toomey vs Peg Lusik: In a nutshell, this is Toomey’s race and I predict he will carry this primary election easily.

Sestak vs Specter: Rasmussen has Sestak moving slightly ahead of Specter in polling last week. Not surprising as Specter has the same dismal appeal to Democrats in PA as McCain had to Republicans in 2008. As Democrat voters take a closer look at Specter, the more favorable the polling numbers look for Sestak. Personally, I would like to see Specter carry this primary election. As the Democrat candidate, Specter will energize the Republican vote in the general election and carry Toomey to a clear victory. Incidentally, Rasmussen shows dead even polling with a Sestak/Toomey matchup in November.

National news and bloggers have the Toomey/Specter/Sestack vote-a-trois covered. Robert Stacey McCain is hyperventilating over the CD-12 race, but there are a few key CD races that bear a closer look in Pennsylvania:

CD-12 John Murtha’s district. Houston, we’ve got a problem. Tim Burns is PA GOP Chairman Rob Gleason’s golden boy. Rob Gleason an integral part of the GOP party machine who was a close friend and business partner with John Murtha. Despite rallying calls of Burns being the next Scott Brown, the race is polling dead even. The district is gerrymandered in favor of the Democrats with a 2:1 Dem voter registration lead. If Burns wins, don’t cry to me when he turn RINO. RS McCain, love you but we will have to agree to disagree on Tim Burns

CD-13 3 candidates vying for retiring Allyson Schwartz. Haughton vs Adcock vs Quinter. This is my congressional district, which has suffered under the fiscal mismanagement of the current Democrat Congresswoman, Allyson Schwartz. If the endorsed Republican candidate, Dee Adcock, wins the primary election, he will lose badly in a general election against Allyson Schwartz. All is not lost in my home district, constituents have a chance to unseat this entrenched party incumbent by electing Josh Quinter on Tuesday. Oh, there is one other race that has captured my attention – my own race for a GOP committee seat in the 13th district. I predict a stunning win for the blogger turned committee woman.

CD-6 – Jim Gerlach is the endorsed Republican running and will win the primary. However, I am paying close attention to who will win the Dem primary: Doug Pike, a former staffer with the Philadelphia Inquirer, who is more popular with young women in southeast asia than among the constituents in CD6 or Manan Trivedi, an staunch anti war candidate. Will the wave of anti-incumbent sentiment hurt Jim Gerlach in the general election? We will have to wait and see.

CD-7 – Republican Pat Meehan will collect his reward for being a faithful party insider by winning the primary vote. The general election will not be as easy for him against Brian Lentz.

CD-8 – Former Republican Congressman, Mike Fitzpatrick, will clinch the primary vote and oust the moveon.org sponsored Patrick Murphy (D) in the general election come November.

Any questions?

X-posted at Flopping Aces and PaWatercooler

Seriously, when did Pennsylvania become the model nanny state? Oh yeah, when we started voting exclusively Democrat. Well, we’ll fix that problem come November.

Breitbart.com posts an AP report on free speech lawsuits filed against Pennsylvania State Police who ticketed people for cursing.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Free-speech lawsuits being filed Wednesday accuse Pennsylvania State Police of wrongly charging hundreds of people with disorderly conduct for swearing.

American Civil Liberties Union lawyers say they reviewed 770 such citations issued by state police in a recent one-year span and found that most of them involve profanities and other legal, nonobscene speech.

The ACLU plaintiffs are a pizza delivery driver cited for cursing at an officer over a parking ticket and a Luzerne County woman cited for hurling a derogatory name at a motorcylist who swerved at her.

The statute carries a possible 90-day jail term and $300 fine. The woman says she paid $1,500 to fight the ticket.

A state police spokeswoman says the agency had no immediate respone.

STFU!

It’s been a year since Arlen Specter switched party affiliations and officially became the 60th vote for the Democrats. (As if they couldn’t count on his vote as a Republican)

A good way to mark the occasion would be to donate to Pat Toomey’s Specter Switch Moneybomb

From all accounts it was a great debate.

Alas, a family event prevented me from attending .  All is not lost, however, a rather intelligent and dashing friend of mine attended the debate and took careful notes which he graciously allowed me to share with you.

I present to my readers Dr Robert Sklaroff’s  insightful take on the Toomey/Sestak debate:

My contribution-to-the-cause was, as questioner #4, to request that Joe fore-swear support for the upcoming V.A.T.  After he restated his preferred talking-points, it was necessary for me to remind him of my focused-query; he then asserted he opposed this level of superimposed taxation.

I also reminded him and his staff of the contents of the appended handout [which I also supplied to the La Salle “Political Science” professor]; included therein is the still-pending request for documentation to support his claim [uttered a fortnight ago @ the Frankford-neighborhood (in lower NE-Philly) Baptist Church] that “Three of Four Medical Malpractice Suits have been found to be fraudulent.” That these quotations document empowerment of Sibelius to impose rationing, this is a concern that remains under-reported.

Many of Joe’s sound-bites were appealing, such as his intent to engage in “principled compromise, and never to compromise on principles.” He invited those in the year-old Tea Party Movement and the weeks-old Coffee-Klatch Groupings to meet together.

The claims/counter-claims regarding Pay-Go and Medicare-D cry for clarification. Regarding the former, it appeared that Pat elucidated a clear distinction between the postures of the candidates: when confronted with the prospect of approving a new program, Pat would mandate cuts elsewhere…while Joe would either cut OR raise taxes to ensure budget-neutrality. Regarding the latter, it appeared that Joe retreated a bit from his initial claim that Joe had supported expansion of Medicare Rx-benefits; apparently (if I heard this clearly), he claimed Pat had supported holding a vote on this bill and then had absented himself from the actual voting, only two hours hence.

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Mmmm….finally a debate!

Pennsylvania candidates for U.S. Senate Joe Sestak and Pat Toomey are scheduled to debate 7:30 p.m. Sunday at LaSalle University in Philadelphia, according to a news release.

The event, to be held in the second-floor ballroom at LaSalle Union, will be streamed live onlne at pcntv.com, the release says. The doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Newly minted Democrat, Arlen Specter, is not scheduled to participate in this debate.  Does this signal that Sestak is the heir apparent for the Democrat nomination?