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“HARRISBURG, Pa. – Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Republican who has broken ranks in the past with the GOP, gave Democrat Joe Sestak his second major endorsement from moderates in a week in his bid for a hotly contested Senate seat in Pennsylvania.

Hagel told The Associated Press on Monday that Sestak has demonstrated during his two terms in Congress that he puts the interests of the nation and his constituents ahead of his party.

"I think he's exactly what our country needs more of. I think he's what the Senate needs more of — courageous, independent thinking," Hagel said. "That's what the job is about. You are supposed to use your judgment."

Hagel refused to comment on the candidacy of Sestak's opponent, Republican Pat Toomey, a former congressman.

The men are seeking the seat long held by Sen. Arlen Specter, a Republican-turned-Democrat whom Sestak beat in the primary.

Hagel plans to announce his endorsement Tuesday at news conferences with Sestak in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

The two have military ties: Hagel, a moderate Republican, is a Vietnam war veteran, while Sestak is a 31-year Navy veteran who reached the rank of vice admiral before retiring in January 2006.

Like Hagel, Sestak is not afraid to buck his party. Until he won the May primary, Sestak received the cold shoulder from Democratic leaders including President Barack Obama and Gov. Ed Rendell, who backed Specter's bid for a sixth Senate term.

Hagel is co-chairman of President Obama's Intelligence Advisory Board. While in the Navy, Sestak served in the Clinton White House as director for defense policy on the National Security Council.

Hagel is the second prominent figure outside the Democratic Party to endorse Sestak, who is trying to woo independent voters. Last week, he was endorsed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a three-term mayor who left the Republican Party to become an independent.

Meanwhile Monday, Toomey kicked off a four-day campaign bus tour.

He spoke and answered questions from political insiders at a Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon in Harrisburg on Monday, and his bus planned stops at locations throughout northeastern and central parts of the state.

In his speech, Toomey blamed liberal Democratic policies that Sestak supports for impeding the nation's economic recovery and keeping unemployment high. He said he would reduce corporate taxes, federal spending and the role of government.

"Joe thinks that we should have a dramatically larger federal government, should spend much more money, we should launch new programs, new bailouts," he told reporters. "And I just disagree. I think the government is spending too much money, the deficits are too large. This is a fundamental question that's going to be debated throughout this fall."

Toomey's bus tour is expected to cover most of the state except the southeastern corner, which includes heavily Democratic Philadelphia and its suburbs.”

“Election 2010: Pennsylvania Senate
Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey (R) 46%, Sestak (D) 37%
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/election_2010_pennsylvania_senate


The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters in Pennsylvania shows Republican Pat Toomey picking up 46% support, while his Democratic opponent Joe Sestak earns the vote from 37%. Five percent (5%) prefer a different candidate, and 12% are undecided.

In every survey conducted this year, Toomey's support has stayed in the range of 42% to 47% of the vote. Aside from a brief surge in support following his mid-May primary victory over incumbent Senator Arlen Specter, Sestak's support has fallen in a narrow 36% to 40% range since tracking began in February.

Last month, Toomey led Sestak 45% to 39%.

When leaners are included in the totals, Toomey's lead slips one point. With the leaners, 48% favor Toomey and 40% Sestak. This is the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey in Pennsylvania to include leaners. Leaners are those who initially indicate no preference for either of the candidates but answer a follow-up question and say they are leaning towards a particular candidate.

Early in any campaign, the number without leaners is generally more significant. Later in a campaign, the numbers with leaners matt”

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