Toomey Stays Ahead in Pennsylvania

The final poll from Public Policy Polling in Pennsylvania shows Pat Toomey(R) leads Rep. Joe Sestak (R) in the U.S. Senate race by five points, 51% to 46%.

Key finding: "The story here is an inordinate number of Democrats unhappy with Barack Obama -- and voting Republican because of it. The President's approval rating within his own party is only 73% in Pennsylvania, with 21% of Democrats disapproving of him. Those Democrats unhappy with Obama are leaning strongly Republican, planning to vote for Toomey by a 68% to 23% margin.

In the race for governor, Tom Corbett (R) leads Dan Onorato (D), 52% to 45%.

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