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NEWS ABOUT: Pat Toomey

Pat Toomey stories: 5 news summaries

Facing Primary Battle, Specter Shifts Leftward

Has voted with Dems 97% of time since Sestak announced bid

Jul 26, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Since going blue, Arlen Specter voted with Democrats some two-thirds of the time on “Contentious Votes”—defined by Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com as “anything that comes up for a floor vote and where the majority of each party splits their votes.” That is, up until... More »

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primary • Arlen Specter • partisanship • vote • Democratic Party • Pat Toomey • Joe Sestak

Republicans Slam Party-Purist Outfit

Club for Growth backs unelectable righties,
say some in GOP

May 18, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some in the GOP have had it with the Club for Growth, an organization that identifies Republicans it deems weak on low-tax, small-government values, the Wall Street Journal reports. Party members argue that the Club backs Republicans too far right to win elections. “If their goal is to increase... More »

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Congress • conservative • Arlen Specter • Republican Party • conservatism • conservative credentials • Pat Toomey • Club for Growth

Specter Enjoys 20-Point Lead Over Toomey

But Tom Ridge would be a stiffer challenge if he nabbed GOP nom

May 4, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arlen Specter beat Pat Toomey 53% to 33% in a Quinnipiac poll of Pennsylvanians’ preferred candidate for US senator. But against Tom Ridge, who may become the Republican candidate, Specter's lead grows more precarious—voters prefer Specter to Ridge by a margin of 46% to 43%, the Quinnipiac poll showed.... More »

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Republican • Senate • Arlen Specter • Pennsylvania • Democrat • governor • Quinnipiac University • Tom Ridge • Pat Toomey

Republicans Play Blame Game Over Specter

Steele, Club for Growth in crosshairs

Apr 30, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arlen Specter’s departure has set off a wave of finger pointing within the Republican Party, Politico reports. Some blame Specter for not having the ideological purity to stick with the party. But others single out various Republicans they claim helped push Specter out the door, from Michael Steele, who... More »

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Republican • Arlen Specter • Republican Party • Pat Toomey • Club for Growth

(Newser) - Riding a wave of dissatisfaction with Arlen Specter's vote on the federal stimulus, conservative Pat Toomey will again campaign to be the GOP's Senate nominee in Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Although Toomey didn't announce until today, the two have been arguing publicly in the last few weeks. Specter,... More »

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Congress • politics • Senate • GOP • Arlen Specter • Pennsylvania • Republican nomination • Election 2010 • Pat Toomey

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