2006-11-06 16:31:05 · 5 answers · asked by STEVE S 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I'm not sure what you mean by "competitive". In both the Senate and Governor's races, the Democratic candidates (Bob Casey Jr. and Ed Rendell, respectively) have been leading their opponents by large margins in practically every poll. In those cases, the big names have been going places where the races are closer.
There are several Congressional races that are close, notable the 4th, 6th, and 8th districts. I'm not sure why we haven't seen many of the big names stumping for these candidates. Possibly Congressional candidates are expected to rely more on local resources.
2006-11-06 16:45:28 · answer #1 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Casey and Rendell seem to have it in the bag for the Senate & the Governorship:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2006/senate/#pa
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2006/governor/pa/pennsylvania_governor_race-7.html
can spend the effort better elsewhere for that.
They could help in some local races though.
Seriously, the answers above (which basically say the same thing) came in when I was composing this and finding the links.
2006-11-07 00:45:47 · answer #2 · answered by Joseph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to be everywhere for democrats or republicans. But things are still looking up for democrats.
2006-11-07 00:36:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Question, maybe they think it is in the bag. But, Santorum has a history of squeezing out victories. I wouldn't be surprised if he pull this one out.
2006-11-07 00:41:57 · answer #4 · answered by freemanbac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PA is conservative. The DNC is wise to stay away from PA.
2006-11-07 00:37:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋