Polls show Casey still holding lead over Santorum in Senate race
2006-11-01
Source: Washington Examiner
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rss feedTwo independent polls released Wednesday showed Sen. Rick Santorum continuing to trail Democrat Bob Casey among likely voters in the final days of the campaign.
In a Quinnipiac University poll of 933 likely voters, Casey led Santorum by 10 points, 52 percent to 42 percent. The same poll had Casey with a six-point advantage in September.
"Bob Casey remains strong," said Clay Richards, the pollster.
A second, smaller Keystone Poll by Franklin & Marshall College showed Casey leading Santorum among voters by 17 points, 56 percent to 39 percent. The same poll showed Casey with a five-point edge in September.
Terry Madonna, who conducted the Keystone Poll, said unhappiness with the Iraq war combined with a dislike among the electorate of Santorum are the "two fundamental reasons this race is now in double digits" in his poll.
Forty-six percent of voters surveyed in the Keystone Poll said they had an unfavorable view of the two-term Santorum, compared with 29 percent who had an unfavorable view of Casey.
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