Oct 21 2010

Sestak and Toomey Trade ‘Extremist’ Accusations in Pennsylvania Senate Debate

Democrat Joe Sestak and Republican Pat Toomey accused each other of being “extreme” and outside the mainstream in the first debate of a Pennsylvania Senate race that’s suddenly turned into a dead heat. Sestak lumped Toomey with Sarah Palin, Christine O’Donnell and George W. Bush. But Toomey went the whole hour without mentioning House Speaker [...]


Oct 20 2010

Democrat Joe Sestak Catches Up to Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania Senate Race

After a series of polls showing him behind, Democrat Joe Sestak is making a strong sprint to the finish line in the race against Republican Pat Toomey for the Senate seat now held by Arlen Specter, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Oct. 17-18. Sestak leads Toomey by 46 percent to 45 percent [...]


Oct 16 2010

GOP’s Pat Toomey Opens Up Double-Digit Lead in Pennsylvania

Republican Pat Toomey has held the lead in nearly every pollster’s survey since July in his race against Democrat Joe Sestak for the Senate seat now held by Arlen Specter. Now, a new Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Oct. 12 gives Toomey a double-digit margin for the first time. Toomey is running ahead of Sestak by [...]


Oct 7 2010

Is Joe Sestak Married?

U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, a two-term Democratic incumbent from Pennsylvania’s 7th District (since January 2007), is running for the U.S. Senate against Pat Toomey, a former Republican congressman who served from January 1999 to January 2005. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers [...]


Oct 6 2010

How Old Is Joe Sestak?

U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, a two-term Democratic incumbent from Pennsylvania’s 7th District (since January 2007), is running for the U.S. Senate against Pat Toomey, a former Republican congressman who served from January 1999 to January 2005. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers [...]


Sep 19 2010

Barack O’Clock: Town Hall Discussion on Jobs, Fundraising for Joe Sestak

It’s a long haul for the prez on Monday, Sept. 20: He’ll be talking about the economy in the morning, then going to raise cash at (count em!) three democratic fundraisers in the City of Brotherly Love. Here’s what’s on deck: 10:00 a.m. — The president receives the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. [...]