Former congressman Pat Toomey (R) leads his two potential Pennsyvlania Senate general election foes, a new Rasmussen survey finds (Jan. 18, 1000 LV, MoE +/- 3%). In the past month, Toomey doubled his lead over Sen. Arlen Specter, who's margin deficit is now larger than Rep. Joe Sestak's.

"The relatively unknown Toomey is seen as the populist outsider, and Specter could not be more of an example of a political elitist," Keyston College political scientist Jeff Brauer told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Salena Zito. "The other backlash is against the current health care approach, which is why Sestak is not catching Specter even though he is less of a political elitist."

Toomey 49 (+3 vs. last poll, Dec. 10)
Specter 40 (-2)
Und 8

Toomey 43 (-1 vs. last poll, Dec. 10)
Sestak 35 (-3)
Und 16

Toomey leads Specter by 1.5 points and Sestak by 7.0 points in the RCP Average.
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