PA-06: Murphy by 5 Over Gerlach

According to Reuters/Zogby polls released today, Lois Murphy leads Republican incumbent Jim Gerlach 49% to 44%.

This comes on the heals of yesterday's Constituent Dynamics poll also putting the Democratic challenger 5 points ahead of the Abramoff-tied incumbent, 51%-46%.

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REAL Momentum -- Sestak and Lois Murphy on the Move

Yesterday came the news that the respected conservative political analyst Stuart Rothenberg had thrown the Casey err, Carney-Sherwood dust up for PA-10 into the tossup/tilting R category.

Today it seems that a couple of other Republican Congressmen are battling to retain their seats against "upstart" Dems. The Rothenberg Political Report has placed the PA-6 PA-7 battle between incumbent Republican Curt Weldon and Vice Admiral Joe Sestak in the pure tossup category.

Similarly placed in the pure toss-up list is Lois Murphy's PA-6 campaign against incumbent Jim Gerlach.

This is Murphy's second bid for the seat; she lost a very close race the last time out. Joe Sestak is in his first political run.

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