The latest Quinnipiac poll has Santorum down by only six points among likely voters in a three way race. Green Party candidate Carl Romanelli is having an effect on the race, drawing five percent from Casey's total, but in a two man matchup among registered voters, Casey's lead is still only seven points. This is a remarkable improvement for Santorum. As recently as June 21st the same poll had him down by eighteen points.
Santorum's approval ratings have also improved. In June voters disapproved of him by a 35-48 score. Now that has narrowed to 40-42 percent.
Nearly three in ten voters still say, at this late date, that they don't know enough about Casey to make a judgment on him. The stealth campaign seems to be working in that regard, but with Santorum's numbers improving the pressure will be on Casey to define himself more clearly.
This is really starting to get interesting. Two months ago most people were writing Santorum off, but that is no longer the case.
Read the results here.
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RCP summarizes all the recent poll results here.
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