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Pennsylvania voters are eager to replace party-switcher Arlen Specter in the Senate, according to a Susquehanna Polling and Research survey conducted Oct. 7 to 12.

Only 31 percent of survey respondents said that Specter -- running for the first time as a Democrat -- deserved re-election next year.

But they're also not embracing the better-known of Specter's Republican challengers. When asked to choose between Specter and former Rep. Pat Toomey, the result was a statistical tie -- 42 percent to 41 percent, with 12 percent of the registered voters surveyed saying they were unable to choose. Notably, Toomey did well with self-described swing voters -- he was the preferred choice of 43 percent of those who say they do not vote according to party, while Specter was favored by 36 percent of the ticket splitters.