Wrong for Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, former businessman Pat Toomey drew a clear contrast for voters as he squared off against liberal extremist Joe Sestak during their first debate.  Roll Call reports:

Senate candidates Pat Toomey (R) and Rep. Joe Sestak (D) sparred for the first time on a public stage Wednesday night, offering Pennsylvania voters a pointed debate… “Tonight’s debate provided Pennsylvanians with a very clear choice: liberal Congressman Joe Sestak’s extreme agenda of job-killing tax hikes, reckless spending and out-of-control debt in Washington proves beyond a doubt that he’s just too liberal for Pennsylvania,” National Republican Senatorial Committee spokeswoman Amber Marchand said. “Meanwhile, Pat Toomey’s commonsense proposals will help create jobs and get Pennsylvania’s economy moving again while getting our nation’s skyrocketing debt under control.”

While a separate Roll Call report notes that Republicans have an absentee ballot advantage in the Keystone State:

Pennsylvania voters have requested nearly 127,000 absentee ballots so far. Of that total, Republican voters made up 50 percent and Democrats made up 42 percent, according to figures collected Tuesday afternoon.  The state records show Republicans are returning their absentee ballots in greater numbers as well. The state has received about 40 percent of requested ballots, and Republican registrations outpace Democrats by 19 points, 56 percent to 37 percent, according to the state data.