WASHINGTON _ A new poll shows Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., beating Democratic challenger Katie McGinty despite his struggles with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
The poll conducted by Susquehanna Polling and Research showed Toomey with a 4-point lead over McGinty. But it also found that 36 percent of respondents said they felt Toomey would be a strong ally of Trump and Republicans as opposed to 24 percent who said he wouldn't.
In the wake of a leaked tape from 2005 that showed the Republican nominee making lewd remarks about women, Toomey called them "indefensible and appalling," but wouldn't rule out voting for Trump or endorsing him.
"I had hoped that Donald Trump would persuade me to be an enthusiastic supporter, that had been what I'd hoped," Toomey told The Associated Press. "But at this point, I remain unpersuaded."
The Susquehanna poll surveyed 764 likely general election voters and had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.
The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report/Roll Call rates the race Tossup.
