Specter, Toomey in dead heat in Senate race, poll says

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The race for a Pennsylvania seat in the U.S. Senate in 2010 couldn’t get any tighter, according to a poll of state voters released this morning.

Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter and Republican challenger Pat Toomey are deadlocked at 44 percent each, the latest Quinnipiac University poll says.

Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,381 state voters from Dec. 8 through Monday. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.

Pennsylvania voters also gave President Barack Obama a narrow job approval rating, 49 to 45 percent.

Mr. Specter held a 53 to 33 percent lead over Mr. Toomey in the May 4 poll, but Mr. Toomey took a 43 to 42 percent lead Oct. 1.

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