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Pennsylvania 'May Not Be As Bad For Democrats As We Thought'

Republican Pat Toomey, left, and Democrat Joe Sestak, couldn't be further apart ideologically, political scientist G. Terry Madonna says. They're running for the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania. Associated Press hide caption

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Pennsylvania 'May Not Be As Bad For Democrats As We Thought'

The party has a lot of money and is spending it "profusely" in the Keystone State, says Franklin & Marshall College political scientist G. Terry Madonna. Also, the Republican threat hasn't "crept up" on Democrats as it did in 1994.

On Democrats' Chances

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