PA Sen Poll: Ridge Beats Specter
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A new poll of the Pennsylvania Senate race by the Republican firm Public Opinion Strategies (May 3-4) shows Tom Ridge with a massive lead over Pat Toomey among Republican primary voters:
Republicans
Ridge 60
Toomey 23
Undecided 16
Among Democratic primary voters, Arlen Specter holds a similarly massive lead over Joe Sestak:
Democrats
Specter 57
Sestak 20
Undecided 22
In hypothetical general election match ups, Specter beats Toomey by nine but loses to Ridge by seven:
Specter (D) 49
Toomey (R) 40
Undecided 10
Ridge (R) 48
Specter (D) 41
Undecided 10
These results come on the heels of the Quinnipiac survey released on Monday showing Specter leading Ridge by just 3 points.

