Poll Finds Vulnerabilities for Keith Rothfus in PA-12.

[blue neen]

"The poll, conducted by Lincoln Park Strategies and commissioned by Democratic challenger Erin McClelland, shows that only 38 percent of PA-12 voters hold a favorable opinion of Rothfus and only 31 percent of voters think Rothfus deserves reelection."

"When asked about the government shutdown, 50 percent of respondents said that they oppose shutting down the federal government over ObamaCare while only 40 percent said they support such a move. The remaining 10% were unsure."

"If broken down by party, 72 percent of 12th district Democrats do not support shutting down the federal government over funding ObamaCare, and a majority of Independents (51 percent) agree. Even 30 percent of Republicans do not support Republicans shutting down the government over ObamaCare."

"The LPS poll comes on the heels of polling conducted by PPP in the 6th, 7th, and 8th districts finding that respondents oppose the GOP’s shut down of the federal government to stop ObamaCare by margins of 63 percent to 31 percent, 62 percent to 31 percent, and 64 percent to 32 percent (respectively)."

Read more at: http://www.keystonepolitics.com/2013/10/poll-finds-vulnerabilities-keith-rothfus-12th-district/

[blue neen]

1. Rothfus voted "No" tonight.

He would rather see our country default and risk disaster.

Remember this for 2014.

[malthaussen]

2. So according to this poll, more than one Democrat in four...

... thought shutting down the government over Obamacare was a good idea.

That is a pretty damned depressing statistic.

-- Mal

[blue neen]

3. That kind of gives you an idea of what the district is like.

It was tailor-gerrymandered just for Rothfus.

The only newspapers in District 12 are all owned by Richard Mellon Scaife. Some of the local TV stations have a conservative bent. As a result, people in this area are fed a daily diet of Republican and Libertarian ideals.