Something very odd is happening in the Pennsylvania Senate race. Just two weeks ago or so, Republican former Rep. Pat Toomey seemed the odds-on favorite to pick up the open seat of Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter, who had lost his Dem primary to Rep. Joe Sestak in a revolt against Specter’s party-switch. This would have quickly returned the seat to GOP hands, after Specter’s nearly 30 years as a Republican Senator were interrupted by his party switch. But suddenly, there’s a real race again.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=119426