A new poll shows the Pennsylvania Senate race going from the toss-up column to the leans-Republican category. Republican Pat Toomey now leads Democrat Joe Sestak by a 7 point margin (45% - 38%) and that's only part of the story. Virtually every indicator in the poll shows this perennial swing state is swinging right.

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The official investigation into how Alvin Greene, the Democratic Senate Candidate from South Carolina, came up with the $10,440 needed to get on the primary ballot has ended with the announcement that charges will not be filed. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) had been investigating where the money came from in light of the fact that Mr. Greene could not afford a lawyer when facing criminal obscenity charges last year but concluded "there is no evidence of wrongdoing, criminal intent or deception to the court when Greene applied for a public defender."

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South Carolina's candidates, voters and state party chairwomen are shining a strong spotlight on the differences between Republicans and Democrats in the current election cycle. This week's runoff victories by gubernatorial nominee Nikki Haley (R) and congressional nominee Tim Scott (R) proved that their conservative, smaller government message is just what Palmetto State voters want to hear while Democrats are struggling to figure out what their candidates' message might be.

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Alvin Greene, the 32-year-old unemployed Army veteran currently living in his parents' basement and facing a felony obscenity charge will represent the Democratic party in South Carolina's senatorial election against incumbent Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina). There was some doubt after the political unknown won his party's primary last week but a committee of state Democrats rejected a protest by primary loser, former state legislator and judge Vic Rawl clearing the way for Mr. Greene to move forward with his campaign.

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Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) easily won his Republican primary on Tuesday and his Democratic opponent in November's general election will be someone virtually no one has ever heard of.

Competeing for the Democratic nomination were Vic Rawl and Alvin Greene. Mr. Rawl, a 64-year-old former judge and state legislator, had the backing of the local Democratic establishment, raised over $230,000 for his campaign and was so sure of a primary victory that he had a fundraising event scheduled for Thursday. Mr. Greene, a 32-year-old unemployed military veteran raised no money during the campaign and had no signs or website. Mr. Greene defeated Mr. Rawl by a 16 point margin. (source)

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