It took Democrats 46 years to take back Pennsylvania's Tenth District, and Rep. Chris Carney has no interest in giving it back. A new independent poll shows he may not have to. The Franklin & Marshall College poll, conducted 9/30-10/5, surveyed 713 registered voters for a margin of error of +/- 3.6%. Carney and businessman Chris Hackett were tested.

General Election Matchup
Carney...........48
Hackett..........33

Survey director Terry Madonna told the Scranton Times Carney leads because of a fractured Republican base following an ugly primary. "If these numbers showed Hackett with 80 percent support among Republicans, this thing would be over," Madonna said.