specter is the kiss of death. he was a republican when they lost the congress and the white house, joined the democrat party just as their poll numbers tanked, and announced his support of government run health care just before the public darn near revolted over it.
if you see this man getting on the same airplane you are flying on, get off immediately.
Poll shows Specter staring at 'near fatal' 31 percent re-election figureHARRISBURG — Only 31 percent of Pennsylvania voters believe Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter should be re-elected, and 59 percent believe it's time to give someone else a chance, a state poll released today shows.
Specter's numbers are "staggering," said pollster Jim Lee, president of Susquehanna Polling and Research. An incumbent typically is vulnerable if fewer than 40 percent approve of his or her re-election, Lee said. The poll of 700 registered voters, conducted Oct. 7-12, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
"When I see a re-elect in the low 30s, that's ... near fatal," Lee said.
A Susquehanna Poll in February found 38 percent of Pennsylvanians believed Specter deserved to be re-elected.
Specter, 79, of Philadelphia holds a 44-16 percent lead over Rep. Joe Sestak, his challenger in the 2010 primary, with 22 percent of voters undecided. Eighteen percent of those polled said they would not vote for either candidate or would vote for someone else.
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