Preface: where I'm coming from -- Prelude-March, 2010 -- Three paths to April -- Setting the table-May -- "Nothing inappropriate happened"-June -- The 80 percent solution-July -- Midsummer melodies-August -- Seeking the summit-September -- The latest poop-October -- Toomsday-November 2, 2010
Summary
The 2010 Pennsylvania Senate election provided high drama from the earliest days of its primary campaigns right through Election Day. After long-time incumbent Arlen Specter was eliminated, the race boiled down to two fresh faces-Pat Toomey and Joe Sestak. Their battle constitutes a microcosm of the political divide that characterizes contemporary American politics. Veteran writer Hal Gullan obtained special access to the Toomey campaign early on. Toomey's Triumph offers both that inside look and a Philadelphian's reflections of a riveting election. Gullan's astute month-
