Working title for Specter’s new book? ‘Not really representative of Pennsylvania’

Will the second Specter memoir reveal any regrets? Did April 2009 look better than May 2010? Were those rowdy town halls in 2009 not really representative of America?

However, voters are already deciding—with or without another book—who is representative of Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate. According to a recent Quinnipiac Poll, 52 percent of Pennsylvanians polled said Specter did not deserve to be re-elected. USA Today reported that an incumbent’s poll percentage around 50 percent is a ‘bad sign.’ The approval ratings were even worse – 48 percent approved and 45 percent disapproved of Specter’s work in Congress. Specter and Sestak are expected to have an expensive primary in May to secure the Democratic nomination. With November still eight months off, Pat Toomey has plenty of time to impress upon the 65 percent of voters who were unfamiliar with him. The November election might be the inverse of the 2004 Republican primary.

Kipp Lanham is a political communications strategist who has worked on Capitol Hill and K Street as an intern and communications professional. Kipp has been published in The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and The Hill.  Kipp graduated from American University’s School of Communication with a M.A. in Public Communication.