Poll Watch: Marist/McClatchy Pennsylvania Political Survey

Marist/McClatchy Pennsylvania Political Survey

SENATORIAL ELECTION

• Pat Toomey (R) 52% [51%]
• Joe Sestak (D) 45% [42%]
• Other 1% [1%]
• Undecided 2% [6%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Pat Toomey 49% [48%] / 35% [34%] {+14%}
• Joe Sestak 45% [46%] / 40% [39%] {+5%}

GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION

• Tom Corbett (R) 51% [53%]
• Dan Onorato (D) 44% [41%]

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in office as president?

• Approve 43% [41%]
• Disapprove 52% [54%]

Do you think the current economic conditions are mostly something President Obama inherited or are they mostly a result of his own policies?

• Economic conditions mostly inherited 50%
• Economic conditions mostly a result of his own policies 41%

Survey of 461 likely voters was conducted October 26-28, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 41% Republican; 39% Democrat;  18% Independent. Political ideology: 45% Conservative; 34% Moderate; 21% Liberal. Results from the poll conducted September 26-28, 2010 are in square brackets.