Poll: ‘Blue wave’ may swamp Republican nominees for governor, U.S. Senate in Pa.

Democratic voter enthusiasm could swamp and then sink the Republican campaigns for the U.S. Senate and governor in Pennsylvania, according to a new Franklin & Marshall College Poll. The "blue wave" projected to help the Democratic Party in the midterm general election is being propelled in great part by President Trump's actions and administration, according to G. Terry Madonna, the poll's director.

Will endorsement of Barletta narrow the field for Senate?

The Republican State Committee's endorsement of U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta for the U.S. Senate seat held by Bob Casey may thin the GOP field of candidates, a public affairs professor said last week. "Barletta is the odds-on favorite to win the primary," said G. Terry Madonna, a professor at Franklin & Marshall College.

Pollsters vow to get it right next time

The pollsters who regularly ask Pennsylvania voters about elections got it wrong in the presidential race and they're trying to figure out why. Franklin & Marshall College, Quinnipiac University and Muhlenberg College all had Republican President-elect Donald Trump well behind in their final pre-election polls, but a Republican-leaning pollster from Atlanta pegged Trump's victory here almost precisely.

Sanders, Warren lend star power to Dem Senate hopefuls

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