A Franklin & Marshall College poll conducted March 17-22 shows Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter in somewhat better shape than did a Quinnipiac University survey that was released yesterday.
Where Quinnipiac showed former Rep. Pat Toomey leading Specter 41 percent to 27 percent in a potential Republican primary, the F & M poll had Specter leading Toomey 33 percent to 18 percent. However, it is not particularly great news for a five-term senator that 42 of registered Republicans are undecided.
Specter's overall rating for how voters think he is doing as a senator were similar to Quinnipiac's findings, with 52 percent saying he was doing and excellent or good job while 37 percent rating him only fair or poor. That was an improvement on his February numbers when 49 percent gave him low marks and 43 percent a positive rating. However, F & M didn't break down these numbers by party as did Quinnipiac, which found that a majority of his fellow Republicans disapprove of the way he is doing his job.
However, more voters said it was time for a change with 46 percent saying someone else should be elected in 2010 and 40 percent backing Specter for another term.
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