From The Hill:
The Strategic Vision survey, conducted Saturday through Monday, gives Casey a 14-point lead over the second-term senator, with the Democrat at 52 percent and the Republican at 38 percent. Seven percent of the 1,200 likely voters interviewed were undecided.
A poll released in early August by the same firm showed Casey leading Santorum by 11 points.
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http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Campaign/091505.html
From The Hill:
The Strategic Vision survey, conducted Saturday through Monday, gives Casey a 14-point lead over the second-term senator, with the Democrat at 52 percent and the Republican at 38 percent. Seven percent of the 1,200 likely voters interviewed were undecided.
A poll released in early August by the same firm showed Casey leading Santorum by 11 points.
... (U.S. Rep. Phil) English, with Daniel Daub, chairman of the Republican Party of Schuylkill County, a critical battleground in eastern-central Pennsylvania, did suggest President Bush might be creating problems for Santorum.
... Casey's campaign manager, Jay Reiff, meanwhile, attributed Santorum's summer slide to the "stupid things" he's been saying -- most recently, criticizing hurricane victims for not having left New Orleans before the storm.
He also dismissed GOP officials who say Casey is running a negative campaign devoid of substance. "We adhere to the rule that if your opponent is digging a hole, you don't take away his shovel," Reiff said. ... "From a challenger's standpoint, it's better to be ahead than behind, but we're not going to rest on our laurels."
Full story at
http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Campaign/091505.html
Casey's website is
http://www.bobcaseyforpa.com