Today, the results of the latest polls in Pennsylvania's 12 congressional district were released showing Republican Tim Burns ahead of the Democrat Critz by 44-41. given that this is a special election to fill the seat of the late Jack Murtha, the results are just too close to call. Still, the idea that a Republican could be ahead in the polls at this point in this district which has been represented by a Democrat for the last five decades at least is striking. While the district did vote for McCain over Obama by a narrow margin, it is part of the bedrock of the Democrats in Pennsylvania.
I believe that some of the results are due to the poor campaign run by Critz. for example, Critz has refused to say how he would have voted on the healthcare bill recently passed in congress. He has also been mum on other issues of a similar nature. Critz seems to be relying on his money advantage and the Democrats advantage in the district. He also seems to have no problem insulting the intelligence of the average voter he seeks to represent. How can anyone ask for votes without telling the voters how he would have voted on the single biggest issue in congress of the last two years? My prediciton is that Burns will pull this out in a close race, and that my friends is a prediction that I never thought I would make.
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