New Poll has Sestak leading Toomey in PA!

[WI_DEM]

Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 5/24-26. Likely voters. MoE 4% (5/10-12 results)

Joe Sestak (D) 43 (40)
Pat Toomey (R) 40 (45)



That's quite the primary victory bounce, +8 points. Where did the numbers shift?

Sestak Toomey
Democrats: 76 (73) 8 (11)
Republicans: 6 (4) 82 (84)
Independents: 35 (30) 35 (44)



Sestak enjoyed a net gain of +6 among Democrats, +4 among Republicans, and +14 among Independents. That'll do the trick.

For Toomey, the news isn't better when looking at the two candidate's favorabilities:

Favorable/Unfavorable

Sestak 48/30 (39/26)
Toomey 47/42 (45/40)

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[Drunken Irishman]

1. Still way too close for comfort.

[WI_DEM]

2. Yes, but a nice bounce.

[Jennicut]

3. Momentum is clearly on Sestak's side.

Ironic but a close primary helped the Dem.

[MH1]

4. sometimes it does, when the Dem needs name recognition and excitement

and so I think the primary was very helpful to Sestak in that way. :)