Pat Toomey

...year, is stuck in a tough fight with Rep. Joe Sestak. On the GOP side, pragmatists and conservatives alike have rallied behind former Rep. Pat Toomey - who lost a 2004 GOP primary to Specter, though handicappers are skeptical that a...

In this article: John Cornyn, Republican Party, Charlie Crist, Barack Obama, Arlen Specter, Rob Simmons, Jim DeMint, and Harry Reid

While Democrats are buoyed by polling that suggests either candidate would run competitively against presumptive Republican nominee Pat Toomey, Republicans are nevertheless enjoying the show, applauding Sestak's attacks on Specter's left...

In this article: Joe Sestak, Arlen Specter, Dan Mongiardo, Republican Party, MoveOn.org, Alexi Giannoulias, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania

...for Pat, and it determines if he wins or loses, is will he define himself as a fiscal hawk... or does Arlen define him as 'Pat Toomey, he's far out there,'" said Pennsylvania Republican operative Ray Zaborney. According to several...

In this article: Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum, John Peterson, Barack Obama, Arne Duncan, and GOP

Former Congressman Pat Toomey talks to reporters after giving a speech to Pennsylvania Republicans in March. Back Channels: GOP win in Va. bodes well for Toomey in Pa. Republicans could ride the economic issues and connect with voters...

In this article: Tax, Ed Gillespie, Pennsylvania, GOP, Virginia, Arlen Specter, and Joe Sestak

...a break from her own campaigning to attend the Palin event. Mrs. Luksik, a former candidate for governor, is running against Pat Toomey, a former congressman, for the GOP nomination for the seat held by Sen. Arlen Specter. Her stop in...

In this article: Sarah Palin, Sam's Club, Mike Huckabee, Washington County, and Alaska

...a point of showing his more centrist positions while running in a blue-trending state. But his opponents are prepared to hit him with his votes in favor of President George W. Bush's tax cuts, the war in Iraq and drilling in the Arctic...

In this article: Mark Kirk, Rob Simmons, Michael Capuano, Joe Sestak, Barack Obama, Mike Castle, Kendrick Meek, and GOP

...against the establishment-backed Carly Fiorina in the GOP Senate primary in California. Not to mention, it was DeMint's endorsement of Pat Toomey in the Pennsylvania GOP primary that may have led to Arlen Specter's defection to the Democratic...

In this article: Jim DeMint, Arlen Specter, Rand Paul, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina

(Previous ranking: 9) 9. Pennsylvania (D): Democratic strategists are quick to dismiss polling that shows former representative Pat Toomey (R) competitive against either Sen. Arlen Specter or Rep. Joe Sestak who is challenging the...

In this article: Chris Dodd, Beau Biden, Blanche Lincoln, Harry Reid, Lee Fisher, Connecticut, Mike Castle, and Rob Portman