Toomey Leads Specter by 12 Points

Published August 13, 2009 12:44pm ET



In June, Arlen Specter led Pat Toomey by 11 points: Toomey 39% — Specter 50%. But that was nothing that a little talk about Obamacare couldn’t fix. Now, Rasmussen shows Toomey leading Specter by 12 points: Toomey 48% — Specter 36%. According to Rasmussen, “In Pennsylvania, 42% of voters support the [Democrats’ health-care] plan while 53% are opposed.”

Toomey leads Joe Sestak, Specter’s Democratic primary challenger who’s running to Specter’s left, by 8 points — 43% to 35%.