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[PA] Poll: [Lehigh] Valley voters soft on Santorum
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem May 19, 2005 05:11pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Allentown Morning Call |
| News Date | Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Right now, they favor Casey for Senate, Rendell for governor.
By Jeff Miller
Call Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON | U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum has work to do in the Lehigh Valley before the November 2006 election.
So do Gov. Ed Rendell's opponents.
A Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll shows that Santorum trails Democrat Bob Casey Jr. in the Lehigh Valley. Rendell holds double-digit leads over two potential Republican challengers.
In the Senate race, Casey, the state treasurer, leads Santorum, a two-term Republican incumbent, 32 percent to 25 percent, with 37 percent undecided. Six percent wanted another option.
In the governor's race, Rendell, a Democrat seeking his second term, leads former Lt. Gov. William Scranton, 39 percent to 27 percent with 30 percent undecided.
Rendell also leads broadcaster and former Pittsburgh Steeler Lynn Swann, 39 percent to 23 percent, with 34 percent undecided.
In both cases, 4 percent of voters wanted another option for governor.
Potential match-ups between Rendell and state Sen. Jeff Piccola, R-Dauphin, or Santorum and Democrat Chuck Pennachio, a Bucks County university professor, were not included in the poll.
Christopher Borick, director of the Muhlenberg Institute for Public Opinion, said Piccola and Pennachio were not visible enough in the Valley to be included yet in the poll.
The Valley poll, conducted April 16 to May 5, surveyed 610 registered voters in Lehigh and Northampton counties. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.
The Lehigh Valley, one of the largest metropolitan areas in Pennsylvania, is viewed as an important swing region and a barometer for statewide elections. |
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